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Song of the Week #69 – “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”
Written by admin on August 29, 2011 – 11:04 am -| Marvin Gaye’s superb recording of “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.
“I Heard It Through The Grapevine” was released on single on October 30, 1968, backed with “You’re What’s Happening (in the World Today).” It had already appeared on Gaye’s ninth solo album “In the Groove.” |
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Tags: Barrett Strong, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Gladys Knight & the Pips, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, marvin gaye, Norman Whitfield
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Motown Gold from The Ed Sullivan Show
Written by admin on August 19, 2011 – 10:24 am - |
Ed Sullivan showcased most of the legendary Motown acts on his television show throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, including the Jackson 5, the Supremes, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, the Temptations and the Four Tops. These superb performances have now been fully restored for release in the US and Canada on a 2-DVD set titled “Motown Gold from The Ed Sullivan Show“ |
Tags: Diana Ross, Ed Sullivan, Four Tops, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Martha and the Vandellas, marvin gaye, Motown Gold from The Ed Sullivan Show, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, stevie wonder, The Best of the Supremes on the Ed Sullivan Show, The Best of the Temptations on the Ed Sullivan Show, The Jackson 5, the supremes, The Temptations
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T.A.M.I. Show DVD gets UK release
Written by admin on February 27, 2011 – 10:26 pm - |
Finally, the excellent “T.A.M.I. Show” is out on DVD in the UK. The DVD was released in March 2010 in the US and was one of the best music DVD releases of the year. |
Tags: beach boys, Chuck Berry, Gerry & The Pacemakers, James Brown, James Brown TAMI show, marvin gaye, smokey robinson, T.A.M.I. show, T.A.M.I. show DVD, The Rolling Stones, the supremes
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Julien Temple to direct Marvin Gaye biopic
Written by admin on February 17, 2011 – 8:58 pm - |
Julien Temple is on board to direct a Marvin Gaye biopic, according to ScreenDaily.com. The movie is scheduled to start shooting later this year and is tentatively titled “Sexual Healing.” |
Tags: Julien Temple, marvin gaye, Marvin Gaye biopic, Sexual Healing
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Bobby Hebb dies aged 72
Written by admin on August 4, 2010 – 4:27 pm -| Bobby Hebb has died aged 72 from lung cancer. He passed away yesterday (August 3) at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville.
Hebb was a singer-songwriter best known for his composition of the classic song “Sunny,” which he took to number two on the US pop charts in 1966. |
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Tags: Bobby Hebb, Cher, Dusty Springfield, Frank Sinatra, marvin gaye
Posted in 60s pop, Obituaries, Soul | No Comments »
