before he created Motown Records). He discusses working with Mary Wells and The Temptations, how he constructs songs and his solo success. A BBC Audio production. Dame Julie Walters at the BBC ...

These special shows mark the 50 th anniversary of ‘A Quiet Storm’, an album that is truly special to ... Robinson wrote and produced hits for other Motown greats, including The Temptations, Mary Wells ...

Mary Wells Caldwell was born on December 16, 2024 at Methodist Hospital in Germantown, TN. Two days later in the NICU at LeBonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Mary Wells passed away cradled ...

Reach Out is undoubtedly the band’s masterpiece, bolstered by the infallible songwriting team of Holland–Dozier–Holland, who left Motown shortly after this album hit the shelves. You need look no ...

Sometimes, he avoided putting musicians on album covers so they wouldn’t be immediately discounted because of their race. Motown’s first album was Hi… We’re the Miracles, released in 1961.

When speaking to The Quietus, Lynne reeled off his 13 favourite albums, which largely stayed put in his formative ... collation with one of the many soul hits pumped out of Detroit’s Motown label.

However, The Beatles stood out for going in unique directions with their album and song concepts. That originality is at the heart of Motown songwriting. There’s also the Motown notion that the ...

Pinheiro – the Phunk in the duo Phunk & Wangles – has completed a double album, Songs in the Key of Phunk, which he says transforms years of writing into song. “I love writing — I write a lot,” says ...

On Jan. 1, 2000, the average cost of a CD was about $18, which meant if you wanted to legally own 250 albums, it would set you back about $4,500. Napster existed and it was pretty obvious even ...