Coming fresh off the high that is my oft-favorite DJing trip to the Pacific Northwest, I couldn’t wait to clip together some of the great songs that I played for such a swinging audience. Given I have a somewhat foggy memory of what I played that night, I’m going through the order of which I…
Tag: Kim Weston
In An Alternate Universe: Potential Hit Singles From Hitsville U.S.A. from 1965 (Ladies Edition)
If you know your Motown as I know The Sound Of Young America, You’ll know, beyond the bevy of hit records, at the peak of the label the studios cranked out potential hits 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Some records have release dates on Holidays: The Supremes “My World Is Empty Without You” and…
Kim Weston “Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)” (Gordy 7046, R&B#4, Pop #50, 1965)
Kim Weston “Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)” (Gordy 7046, R&B#4, Pop #50, 1965) DJ Larsupreme has favorite songs, and one that often bats for the #1 slot was introduced to the Public 50 years ago today. You take the magic that is Kim Weston’s voice, able to leap scales like…
Sugar Town Soulful Strut: Pride Party Playlist Part 2
I remember as I sat at Po’Shines for my Birthday Dinner with DJ Action Slacks that I realized that I bought a huge quantity of records from 1965-67 for Sugar Town’s Pride Party. It’s the 50th anniversary of the Golden Summer of Motown, for some reason my tingle went to that time period and the…
Kim Weston “Fancy Meeting You Here” (1966, Unreleased. From The Motown Anthology, 2005)
Kim Weston “Fancy Meeting You Here” (1966, Unreleased. From The Motown Anthology, 2005) The complications of the Motown release and promotional schedule putting The Supremes first, and just about everyone else second-to-never really did a disservice in getting audiences some rather wonderful performances by a host of Motown artists. The most wonky in stories would…
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