started out as a country song and was a hit for Gene Autry in 1950. But under the direction of Detroit-based arrangers, it became a Motown classic for Jackson 5 in 1970, with 12-year-old Michael ...

While one of Motown's most popular songs, 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine ... He'd originally signed to the label as an 11-year-old in 1961 and was initially known as Little Stevie Wonder.

offering cash prizes for the best interpretations of ten songs from the Motown catalog. Many of the songs are less celebrated than the familiar Motown jewels. Celeste Moy, Sylvia’s sister ...

The programme - recorded in LA - focuses on the writers of Motown's golden era with particular emphasis on Holland/Dozier/Holland, Ashford & Simpson and William 'Smokey' Robinson. Show more The ...

Operations Manager Robin Rose The Temptations "Ball of Confusion" I'm going old school Motown his week. You only need to change a few names and places, and it's as significant now as it was then.

The label quickly hit its stride. Motown songs kept up with tunes by bands like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, and earworms from groups like the Supremes helped Motown sell more 45s than any ...

Smokey Robinson and Halle Bailey — bridging Motown's old and new school — are lending their ... One of the first songs she remembers hearing the 1965 single “The Tracks of My Tears ...