Guest Ohdistortedsmile1789 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 There are, of course, "too many to mention". But...Diana Ross & the Supremes-Stop! In the Name of LoveThe Isley Brothers-This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak For You)Rita Wright-I Can't Give Back the Love I Feel For YouBrenda Holloway-Every Little Bit HurtsMartha Reeves & the Vandellas-Nowhere to RunJimmy Ruffin-What Becomes of the BrokenheartedJunior Walker & the All-Stars-How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)The Four Tops-Still Water (Love)The Jackson 5-Never Can Say GoodbyeDavid Ruffin-My Whole World Ended (the Moment You Left Me)Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell-Ain't Nothing Like the Real ThingGladys Knight & the Pips-I Don't Want to Do WrongENOUGH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest knerken Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Stevie Wonder and everything he ever made with Motown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opax Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Marvin Gaye for destorying the social status of Motown and showing the way to artists like Stevie Wonder. Plus the fact he made some awesome music. What's Going On is one of the best records of all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack_the_ripper Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 The Temptations... just amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lagofala Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 jackson 5. They are so darn catchy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Sal Bug Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 The Four Tops !!!, my mother Loves motown, so I was brought up on it, she's seen alot of these bands live. The Four Tops!!! their amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryinharder Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 (edited) Wilson PickettJames BrownTemptationsOtis Redding:chef: Now your cookin' on all four burners.oh! and Chuck Berry. Edited March 12, 2007 by tryinharder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santana Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 (edited) The Four TopsThe TemptationsDiana RossMarvin GayePointer SistersThe CommodoresThe SupremesThe Jackson FiveMichael JacksonRick JamesThe Isley BrothersStevie Wonderand if I'm not mistaken, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons were on Motown for a while as well. Edited March 12, 2007 by santana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlslash Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 1) Chuck Berry2) The Temptations3) Marvin Gaye4) James Brown5) Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lagofala Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Boyz II men are also good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankwhite Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 mowtown consists of degrees of excellence, u cannot choose from among the stars in the sky but Martha Reeves and The Vandellas top the shit for me. an Ol' Uncle Marv' too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ohdistortedsmile1789 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 (edited) Chuck Berry was on Chess, Otis Redding was on Stax, Wilson Pickett was on Atlantic, James Brown was not on Motown.It's a label, not a genre. Edited March 12, 2007 by Ohdistortedsmile1789 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santana Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Chuck Berry was on Chess, Otis Redding was on Stax, Wilson Pickett was on Atlantic, James Brown was not on Motown.It's a label, not a genre.Exactly.BTW people, Lindsay Lohan is on Motown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takeshi Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Rockwell Although, it probably helped him that his daddy was berry gordy.Marvin Gaye was amazing. It's just a pity that so many great artists at motown got screwed out of a lot of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ohdistortedsmile1789 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Rockwell Although, it probably helped him that his daddy was berry gordy.Marvin Gaye was amazing. It's just a pity that so many great artists at motown got screwed out of a lot of money.Same thing at Chess, or any great label in those days. The music biz has always been so shady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takeshi Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Rockwell Although, it probably helped him that his daddy was berry gordy.Marvin Gaye was amazing. It's just a pity that so many great artists at motown got screwed out of a lot of money.Same thing at Chess, or any great label in those days. The music biz has always been so shady.It's depressing when an artist who can create works of such beauty ends up broke, while other people make millions from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ohdistortedsmile1789 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Rockwell Although, it probably helped him that his daddy was berry gordy.Marvin Gaye was amazing. It's just a pity that so many great artists at motown got screwed out of a lot of money.Same thing at Chess, or any great label in those days. The music biz has always been so shady.It's depressing when an artist who can create works of such beauty ends up broke, while other people make millions from him.The record industry has never been inclined towards the artist, it just doesn't need to be. Everyone wants to make records, there will always be someone else. It's really bad in America, which is one reason why so many Blues and Jazz artists end up staying in Europe. We are really robbing ourselves of our own culture in this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlslash Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 The record industry is just that: an industry. Industry was founded by suits for suits. If others can benefit, great, but as in most industries, those at the top benefit greatly at the expense of their workers (the performers in this case). Clearly many artists do make millions, but so many of the best end up with little more than the average person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axl-rocks Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Jackson five are my favourite motown groupI also love diana ross and the surpremesStevie WonderBoyz II menThe temptationsand many more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lagofala Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Chuck Berry was on Chess, Otis Redding was on Stax, Wilson Pickett was on Atlantic, James Brown was not on Motown.It's a label, not a genre.Ya. Because the label has been so closely associated with the kind of soul/R&B music it produced that it became a definition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ohdistortedsmile1789 Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 I also love "The Bells" by the Originals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithium Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 "I Heard it Through the Grapewine" is a good song. Can't remember who performed it, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zint Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Chuck Berry was on Chess, Otis Redding was on Stax, Wilson Pickett was on Atlantic, James Brown was not on Motown.It's a label, not a genre.Not necessarily.Technically it's a label,but the music transcended that.The "Motown sound" became a genre within r+b and soul...and rock and roll for that matter.Artists who may have not recorded on Motown were hailed as being "Motown",based on the music.The Motown Sound reached far outside the label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ohdistortedsmile1789 Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Chuck Berry was on Chess, Otis Redding was on Stax, Wilson Pickett was on Atlantic, James Brown was not on Motown.It's a label, not a genre.Not necessarily.Technically it's a label,but the music transcended that.The "Motown sound" became a genre within r+b and soul...and rock and roll for that matter.Artists who may have not recorded on Motown were hailed as being "Motown",based on the music.The Motown Sound reached far outside the label.None of those artists sounded like anything on Motown records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovemyself Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I was looking to get into Motown but I'm wary of the whole single-oriented thing (I already own Stevie Wonder's good albums). Is there any good compilation of the best motown singles. It doesn't need to be extensive, just an intro.Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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