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- Members:
- Smokey Robinson, Boyz II Men, The Commodores, DeBarge, Diana Ross, The Four Tops, The Jackson 5, Lionel Richie, Marvin Gaye, Rick James, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, Teena Marie, The Temptations, Edwin Starr, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, The Marvelettes, Mary Wells, The Miracles and many more.
- Genre:
- R&B, Pop, Soul
- Hometown:
- Detroit
- Record Label:
- Motown Records
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Motown Records November 9: “You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me” released 1962. On this day in 1965, Jimmy Ruffin records his soon-to-be-immortal lead vocals on the backing track of “What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted.”
Motown Records November 6: The first successful artist managed by Berry Gordy, Marv Johnson, signs a new, three-year deal with United Artists Records, according to a 1961 report by Billboard magazine. In 1969, Motown releases “What You Gave Me” by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell.
Motown Records November 5: “Let Me Go The Right Way” by the original Supremes is released in 1962 and becomes their first single to hit the charts. Eight years later (1970), Motown releases “River Deep-Mountain High,” a duet featuring the Jean-Mary-Cindy Supremes with the Four Tops. In 1972, The Jackson 5 Show airs on CBS-TV.
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Motown Records November 4: “Quicksand” by Martha & the Vandellas released 1963; “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” by Marvin Gaye released 1964. Happy Birthday to the Andantes’ Jackie Hicks (1936).
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Motown Records November 3: The debut Motor-Town Revue of 1962 continues its run of one-nighters, playing New Haven, Connecticut. On this day in 1965, the Supremes appear on The Mike Douglas Show.
Motown Records November 2: “(I Know) I'm Losing You” by The Temptations released 1966.
Motown Records November 1: Trouble Man, starring Robert Hooks, with a soundtrack written and produced by Marvin Gaye, opens in New York in 1972. Motown issues the title tune as a single later this month. Happy Birthday Andre Williams (1936).
Motown Records October 31: “Honey Chile” by Martha Reeves & the Vandellas released 1967; “Come Get To This” by Marvin Gaye released 1973. In 1994, Berry Gordy’s autobiography, To Be Loved, is published in 1994.
Motown Records October 30: Happy birthdays to Edward Holland Jr. (1939) and the Temptations’ Otis Williams (1941).
Motown Records October 28: Diana Ross & the Supremes’ Greatest Hits hits No. 1 on the Pop LP chart and remains there for a month in 1967. It is only the second time in chart history that a double album has reached the summit.
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