Otis Williams' Temptations: Ruffin's Stage Invasions and a Whitfield Ouster
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The Temptations formed in Detroit in 1961 from two struggling groups: Otis Williams, Melvin Fran...
2 Nov 25min
Sky's the Limit: The Temptations' Vault Ballad Amid Backstage Brawls
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In late 1970 the Temptations were working under producer Norman Whitfield in a psychedelic soul ...
2 Nov 19min
Where Did Our Love Go: The Marvelettes' Reject That Reached Gemini 5
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In early 1964 Holland-Dozier-Holland had a slow song that Brian Holland said he wrote for the Su...
2 Nov 17min
The Stooges: Vacuum Cleaners, Peanut Butter and Bowie's Raw Power Mix
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!James Osterberg, a drummer from Michigan, became Iggy Pop after watching Jim Morrison and the Do...
2 Nov 20min
The Miracles: A $3.19 Royalty Check, Tears of a Clown and a 25-Year Snub
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore and Ronnie White formed a Detroit vocal group in 1955 that passed th...
2 Nov 22min
The Isley Brothers: Shout at No. 47, Hendrix on Tour and the T-Neck Lawsuit
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The Isley Brothers formed in the Cincinnati area in 1954 as a gospel quartet of O'Kelly Jr., Rud...
2 Nov 21min
The Contours: A Repeat Audition, Do You Love Me and a Dirty Dancing Revival
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The Contours grew out of the Blenders, a late-1950s Detroit duo of Joe Billingsley and Billy Gor...
2 Nov 20min
Commodores: A Dictionary Name, a Bluffing Bassist and Nightshift's Grammy
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The Commodores began in 1968 at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, when two rival student bands,...
2 Nov 16min
