By 1970, the "Psychedelic Soul" movement was beginning to wane, leading producer Norman Whitfield and The Temptations to return to their ballad roots—but with…
William "Smokey" Robinson was the man behind many of Motown's greatest hits-- not just the tracks he recorded himself with…
Introducing a new segment of the podcast - "Creation & Evolution", where we explore songs that travelled a long &…
Norman Whitfield turned The Temptations from a typical Motown vocal group into Psychedelic Soul pioneers. Their collaboration reached its zenith with…
Few albums in history have had the cultural impact as Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On". Universally loved by music fans around…
Rare Earth's sound was equal parts funky soul and straight-up rock. For decades, when there's cause for celebration, folks have…
Hard to believe now, but Motown resisted releasing this song as a single. Marvin's version sat on a shelf for…
"War" was originally written for The Temptations, but when Motown was too squeamish to have one of their top acts…
The Temptations' first #1 Hit on the Billboard "Hot 100" chart was "My Girl" in 1965. 4 years later, they…
Aretha Franklin recorded over 40 albums during her career; this episode, we revisit a song from her breakthrough album, "I…
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