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Re: WEST GRAND BLOG - NEW HOME
« Reply #15 on: March 05, 2021, 08:31:32 pm »
Motown goes country and all that stuff!

The Good Sheppard — Adam White
MOTOWN TRAVELS TO MELODYLAND; A CHURCH OBJECTS   Imagine a record label charting with six of its first seven singles, including two which went to Number One, and another which reached t...
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« Reply #16 on: March 12, 2021, 05:54:58 pm »
Black Power, Black Forum - good stuff.

Black Power, Black Forum — Adam White
THE PAST HAS A PLACE IN MOTOWN’S PRESENT   Motown’s spoken-word label, Black Forum, has received more attention in the past ten years than during its original, three-year lifespan i...
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Sadly her Black Forum album is not available which is a shocking black music oversight. Shame that UMe won't release this masterpiece but instead prefer to release drivel like 'Red Hot'! However all is not lost it's available to listen in full on YT :)

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« Reply #17 on: March 19, 2021, 01:14:29 pm »
All about Gladys & the last goodbye!

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GLADYS & THE PIPS GET THEIR ‘GOODBYE’ VIBE   It’s the month of March, and millions of people have been seeing and hearing Gladys Knight .    &...
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I loved all GK&TP's singles at Motown except 'Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)' & 'Help Me Make It Through The Night'! Far to slushy and MOR. So it's kinda ironic that they were respectively their biggest hits at Motown in US & UK. 'Neither' #2 US ('Grapevine' also got to #2) & 'Help' #11 UK.

BTW does anyone bother to read the blogs?
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Re: WEST GRAND BLOG - NEW HOME
« Reply #18 on: March 19, 2021, 03:56:28 pm »
Yes I do
Some good things in them.
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Re: WEST GRAND BLOG - NEW HOME
« Reply #19 on: March 19, 2021, 06:53:06 pm »
Thanks Larry, sometimes I think that I'm wasting my time when no one takes a minute to respond!
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Re: WEST GRAND BLOG - NEW HOME
« Reply #20 on: March 20, 2021, 06:48:31 am »
yes John....frustrating for you no doubt.

I've not been around for a while.....I was getting worried about the time spent on the  WWweb, phones, what passes for Social Media ( not a lot for me but annoying all the same),. etc during these lockdowns.
I decided to draw back from a few online things for a bit.
Hope to be on MT again.
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« Reply #21 on: March 20, 2021, 10:00:15 pm »
Well Larry I often feel that no one cares and that I should just press the 'delete' button! However MT has now been running for over 16 years and is my baby so it's here to stay. Sadly we have lost our beloved Eric aka SWI due to ill health. I was in touch with him the other week and he's doing OK all things considered. Hopefully he will be able to come back one day.
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« Reply #22 on: March 21, 2021, 04:37:45 am »
Yes indeed..best wishes to Eric.
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« Reply #23 on: March 26, 2021, 05:05:06 pm »
PROFILING MORE OF MOTOWN’S FORMIDABLE FEMALES

A great insight to three of Motown's unsung backroom girls. Very interesting read indeed.

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PROFILING MORE OF MOTOWN’S FORMIDABLE FEMALES   Bandleader Earl Van Dyke , for one, remembered how Motowners regularly gathered on Friday nights for marathon poker games at the Detro...
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« Reply #24 on: March 26, 2021, 05:57:25 pm »
 They must have a LOT of stories we'd love to hear.
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« Reply #25 on: March 27, 2021, 11:48:11 am »
Fran did write a short book, gets mixed reviews.

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Re: WEST GRAND BLOG - NEW HOME
« Reply #26 on: March 27, 2021, 02:10:34 pm »
Quote from: humboldt on March 27, 2021, 11:48:11 am
Fran did write a short book, gets mixed reviews.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Remember-Motown-When-Were-Family/dp/1499084471/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=i+remember+motown&qid=1616863119&s=books&sr=1-1

It’s a modest volume, but very engaging by way of small stories about the people who worked there (and how they did) in contrast to the more “showbiz” style of the star autobiographies.
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Re: WEST GRAND BLOG - NEW HOME
« Reply #27 on: March 28, 2021, 09:40:10 am »
Are any of these 3 ladies still alive Adam?
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« Reply #28 on: March 29, 2021, 05:06:13 pm »
Quote from: humboldt on March 28, 2021, 09:40:10 am
Are any of these 3 ladies still alive Adam?

Two out of three, John: Fran Heard and Rebecca Jiles.
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Re: WEST GRAND BLOG - NEW HOME
« Reply #29 on: March 29, 2021, 06:36:27 pm »
Thanks Adam. I'm sure that Rebecca Jiles has a great story to tell!
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