For all you new
Star Time converts: The
Summer Special Series is our annual attempt (it's the second year, officially making it "annual") to transform this little R&B show from a funky random number generator into a series of objects linked by a known descriptor. I don't know how much the audience digs it, but it certainly makes me feel more like a curator and less like a sheepdog. Our first Summer Special of 2019 is two hours of '60s singles from the Motown Corporation (including but not limited to the Tamla, Gordy. V.I.P. and Soul imprints.)
Artist | Song | Year | Label |
Set 1 | | | |
Barrett Strong | Yes, No, Maybe So | 1960 | Anna |
Sherri Taylor & Singin' Sammy Ward | Oh Lover | 1960 | Motown |
Mary Wells | Bye Bye Baby | 1960 | Motown |
Gino Parks | Blibberin' Blabbin' Blues | 1961 | Miracle |
Eddie Holland | Jamie | 1961 | Motown |
The Twistin' Kings | Congo (Part 1) | 1961 | Motown |
The Marvelettes | Strange I Know | 1962 | Tamla |
Little Otis | I Out-Duked the Duke | 1962 | Tamla |
The Miracles | You've Really Got a Hold on Me | 1962 | Tamla |
Set 2 | | | |
The Contours | Do You Love Me | 1962 | Gordy |
Patrice Holloway | Stevie | 1963 | V.I.P. |
Holland-Dozier | What Goes Up Must Come Down | 1963 | Motown |
The Velvelettes | There He Goes | 1963 | IPG. |
The Burnadettes | First, You've Got to Recognize God | 1963 | Divinity |
The Temptations | The Way You Do the Things You Do | 1964 | Gordy |
Earl Van Dyke | Soul Stomp | 1964 | Soul |
Marvin Gaye | Baby Don't You Do It | 1964 | Tamla |
The Supremes | Where Did Our Love Go | 1964 | Motown |
Set 3 | | | |
Martha Reeves & the Vandellas | Dancing in the Street | 1964 | Gordy |
Stevie Wonder | Uptight (Everything's Alright) | 1965 | Tamla |
The Four Tops | It's the Same Old Song | 1965 | Motown |
The Freeman Brothers | My Baby | 1965 | Soul |
Jr. Walker & the All Stars | Shotgun | 1965 | Soul |
The Isley Brothers | Take Some Time Out for Love | 1966 | Tamla |
Brenda Holloway | Play It Cool, Stay in School | 1966 | Tamla |
Gladys Knight & the Pips | Just Walk In My Shoes | 1966 | Soul |
The Monitors | Since I Lost You Girl | 1966 | V.I.P. |
Set 4/Outro | | | |
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | Ain't No Mountain High Enough | 1967 | Tamla |
The Elgins | It's Been a Long Long Time | 1967 | V.I.P. |
Jimmy Ruffin | Don't You Miss Me a Little Bit Baby | 1967 | Soul |
Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Temptations | I'm Gonna Make You Love Me | 1968 | Motown |
Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers | I Am Your Man | 1968 | Gordy |
Chuck Jackson | (You Can't Let the Boy Overpower) The Man in You | 1968 | Motown |
Edwin Starr | Twenty-Five Miles | 1969 | Gordy |
The Jackson 5 | I Want You Back | 1969 | Motown |
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