Released:1967 Everybody’s got to start somewhere. For struggling Detroit songwriter Berry Gordy, that beginning was with a singer called Jackie … More
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100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #41 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas – Heat Wave
Released: 1963 In any organisation there is power, both hard and soft. It’s always concentrated in the hands of the … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #42 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Tracks of My Tears
Released: 1965 It’s a feature of twenty first century life which to be fair many of us love, that ability … More
100 Greatest songs of the 60’s #44 – Stevie Wonder – Uptight (Everything’s Alright)
Released: 1965 It seemed almost…selfish. Stevie Wonder sang. And played drums. And the harmonica. And piano. And the organ. Not … More
Wilson Pickett – 100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #51 – In The Midnight Hour
Released: 1965 Whoever first coined the phrase “They could start an argument in an empty room” probably wasn’t talking about … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #54 The Spencer Davis Group – Gimme Some Loving
Released: 1966 Time can change opinions and often does, but even at the time the gossip was that The Spencer … More
100 Greatest songs of the 60’s #60 Sam & Dave – Hold On (I’m Comin’)
Released: 1966 Formulas. Recipes. Teams. All of these when making music are as important as you want them to be, … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #61 Ben E. King – Spanish Harlem
Released: 1961 There is no rule that says pop is something you can like but your parents, aunts and uncles … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #74 The Young Rascals – Groovin’
Released: 1967 So when everything in pop is somehow British, how do you respond as an American artist? Well, the … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #76 Lee Dorsey – Ya Ya
Released: 1961 Part of the entertainment industry’s lure is it’s (Supposed) equality of opportunity; you can be anyone, anywhere, and … More
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