Motown

Creation & Evolution: Gladys Knight & The Pips “Midnight Train To Georgia”

Introducing a new segment of the podcast - "Creation & Evolution", where we explore songs that travelled a long &…

4 weeks ago

The Temptations – “Papa Was A Rolling Stone”

Norman Whitfield turned The Temptations from a typical Motown vocal group into Psychedelic Soul pioneers. Their collaboration reached its zenith with…

1 year ago

Marvin Gaye – “What’s Going On”

Few albums in history have had the cultural impact as Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On". Universally loved by music fans around…

2 years ago

Rare Earth – “I Just Want To Celebrate”

Rare Earth's sound was equal parts funky soul and straight-up rock. For decades, when there's cause for celebration, folks have…

3 years ago

Marvin Gaye – “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”

Hard to believe now, but Motown resisted releasing this song as a single. Marvin's version sat on a shelf for…

4 years ago

Edwin Starr – “War”

"War" was originally written for The Temptations, but when Motown was too squeamish to have one of their top acts…

4 years ago

The Temptations – “I Can’t Get Next To You”

The Temptations' first #1 Hit on the Billboard "Hot 100" chart was "My Girl" in 1965. 4 years later, they…

5 years ago

Aretha Franklin – “A Change Is Gonna Come”

Aretha Franklin recorded over 40 albums during her career; this episode, we revisit a song from her breakthrough album, "I…

6 years ago

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