2648 West Grand is a state of mind. https://teapaw.org/t.co/fwVhNKRgRp Motown: The Sound Of Young America, as well as The Look: https://teapaw.org/t.co/EQI1JwikY4
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It's what's in the grooves that count(s), but in a history so rich, there's more to know.
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Forthcoming CD from @AceRecordsLtd showcases the songs of Willie (“The Mack”) Hutch, including his all-time top copyright, “I’ll Be There.” It’s all in the latest West Grand Blog:
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A contest signed, sealed and delivered, you might say…
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Thelma Houston talks candidly about her #1 Motown smash, "Don't Leave Me This Way," in this opening episode of the "Heart For The Charts" podcast. Check it out...
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And this is the second most-read edition of West Grand Blog over the past nine years, a harrowing tale of loss, and the music it inspired.
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This remains the single most-read edition of West Grand Blog, thanks to the interest of more than 18,000 of you. It’s appreciated.
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Happy to acquire this compilation — finally — thanks to @TheMusicHall
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Sure, you'll have to wait a few months, but I promise you, the wait will be worth it. Thelma Houston's memoir is great reading and you will learn so much about this #Motown legend. Pre-order available now. @ThelmaHouston
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Nifty preview of the forthcoming Louvain Demps autobio (with Paul Milliken). It'll be a Motown must-read when published December 1.
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#OTD in 1976, "Songs In The Key of Life" opened at #1 per the Billboard charts, making @StevieWonder the first American artist to do so. And, of course, there's more in the latest West Grand Blog...
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The Gordy Foundation scholarship fund in honour of Loucye Gordy Wakefield helped many Detroit inner-city youngsters to gain an education which changed their lives. One of them remembers how, and the Sterling Ball which celebrated it all.
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He sang the national anthem, but it was a younger, different Marvin. Suited and booted, Motown style. Still, the Tigers won.
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Good luck with this @FredBronson. Pleased to see the first edition features the recollections of Thelma "Don't Leave Me This Way" Houston.
I've been teasing it and now it's time to reveal it. Along with four other hosts, I am part of a brand-new podcast about the #Billboard charts, presented by Joel Whitburn's Record Research. Available wherever you view/listen to podcasts. Please VIEW, LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!
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"A Heart for the Charts"
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It doesn’t matter how many times this story is to,d and retold. James Jamerson deserves the credit, and his place in music history.
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On its way to opening next summer...
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Brian and Eddie Holland's captivating autobiography was published #OTD in 2019. Candour characterises much of it, including how Brian's marital woes helped give birth to two of Motown's 1964 classics.
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As Motown developed as a hit factory in the U.S., its fortunes for income in France were initially dependent on local cover versions. Which, in 1964, resulted in some interesting "version française" variations. "Un Verre de Whisky," anyone?
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For a writer, there’s nothing more gratifying than receiving a reaction to one’s written work, whatever form that reaction takes. Thanks, Kathleen Canul, for reading this vintage West Grand Blog.
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