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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