The Motown Sound has something extra-special about it. Berry Gordy, Jr. knew people would be listening on their car stereos and transistor radios and he was going to do what it took to make songs sound good and memorable. Even if you couldn’t put your finger on it, when a Motown song came on, baby, you knew it. Still do.
Summer 1960. The start of the Motown labels empire. Still a teenager, Mary Wells pitched a song to Berry Gordy Jr. which was written for Jackie Wilson. That took a lot of guts! This was the start; Mary Wells would soon earn the title “Queen of Motown”.
Turn up the volume; it’s time to get your groove on.
This is “Bye Bye Baby” by Mary Wells
And on the B Side we have “Please Forgive Me”
Thanks for joining me today.
See you on the flip side. 😎
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definitely one to get your groove on to! Love it!
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Great dance song!
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Berry Gordy the greatest record man and the standard record company. Respect and appreciate right on
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Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts with us.
Hope you’ll be back again.
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I enjoy your creativity big time. Appreciate you
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Thank you for your very gracious comments.
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You are a divine soul.appreciate and respect for you
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I Love Motown sound. Did a blog on Motown Memories with a different view. How could I link them together and would you mind?
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Well, you’re in good musical company, Ernie!
The Elephant’s Trunk is a stand-alone website. Even if I knew how to link blogs or posts, etc., it isn’t something I’m interested in doing or pursuing.
Music rocks!
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Voice so sweet…great songs 🎵
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Great, Dylan! Glad you liked them.
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I have a large box of Tamla Motown 45’s. Some are getting rare now
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That’s a real treasure trove, Glyn!
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Mary Wells had so much talent and she died from cancer because she smoked too much, so sad.
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So true! It’s rare that you see a pic of George Harrison without a cigarette and I want to scream “Throw out that crap! It’s gonna kill you!”
And it did.
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Somebody likes Motown, I think!
Perfect comment, D!
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Oh yes!
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What do you think my friend. Would you like to see this as a regular Monday feature?
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I would! It’s fun, and perfect for a Monday morning.
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I’m giving this serious thought. I like the idea.
Thanks for your input, D!
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You’re so right. You know right away when it’s Motown. Especially the older stuff! Love me some Mary Wells.
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Thanks, Dale. I was just playing around with this last night. Maybe it will become a weekly thing, if I can manage it. My blogging life is like trying to fit 10 lbs of sausage into a 5 lb casing! 😂 😂
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Better expression than my dad’s… Trying to put ten pounds of shit in a five pound bag…
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That’s what I was gonna say but I controlled myself. It’s not even 8:30 AM for fuck’s sake!
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Hahaha!!! So now the onus is on me 😉 Smart move…
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😉
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