MOTOWN ARTISTS SNAPSHOT! BRENDA HOLLOWAY ’67


BRENDA HOLLOWAY circa 1967. A resident living in Los Angeles at the time, You’ve Made Me So Very Happy was recorded at Nashville West Studio in L.A. “You’ve Made Me…” peaked at #39 on Billboard on November 4, 1967. Spending 10 weeks on the charts, the song would be the last single Brenda Holloway would record for Motown Records. Two years later, a cover version of this song was released by Blood, Sweat and Tears. And their version would become their first Top 10 chart-topper. It peaked on Billboard at the #2 spot, April 12, 1969.

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A 1960S MOTOR CITY MUSIC FEATURE RECALLED: 1965!

A ’60s Detroit Music Moment Revisited: 1965

ON TOUR WITH THE BEATLES: OUR BRENDA FILES HER REPORT

 

 

 

 


FROM THE BACK-PAGES OF THE DETROIT FREE PRESS

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1965

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“THE BEATLES NEVER calm down, never relax. The whole trip was like a crazy, wild vacation. Ringo planned all the menus and we ate green beans every night for two weeks!”

“In Portland the kids caught up with us. They were pushing and screaming. You feel like you’re going to be killed.” (CONTINUES — please read the complete article below) . . . .

— DETROIT FREE PRESS


DETROIT FREE PRESS Sunday, November 7, 1965


DETROIT FREE PRESS Sunday, November 7, 1965


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MOTOWN REVUE SNAPSHOT FLASHBACK: 1963 & 1964!



RECORDED LIVE at the DETROIT FOX THEATER! DECEMBER 1964

ON STAGE! THE MIRACLES  * “Mickey’s Monkey” * Saturday, December 26, 1964

DETROIT FREE PRESS Sunday, December 27, 1964


A 1963 MOTOR TOWN REVUE FLASHBACK! THE MIRACLES doing Mickey’s Monkey on stage at the Detroit Fox Theater. Saturday, November 16, 1963

THE MIRACLES (Getty images; December 1964)

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MOTOWN ARTIST SNAPSHOT: JR. WALKER & ALL STARS!

JUNIOR WALKER and the ALL STARS’ ‘Home Cookin” album was released in early 1969. The fifth LP for Walker with Motown (SOUL), the album contained 3 singles having previously charted. Come See About Me,” charted (Pop #24; R&B #8) in late-1967. “Hip City (Pt. 2)” (Pop #31; R&B #7) and “Home Cookin'” (Pop #42; R&B #19) were released as singles in 1968. The ‘Home Cookin’ ‘ album was released by Motown in conjunction of Junior Walker’s newest single, included in this album, What Does It Take (To Win Your Love For Me).” This single was released near year’s end, 1968. Ultimately, “What Does It Take…” would become Jr. Walker’s only second (and last) million-seller (Pop #4; R&B #1) single for Motown, 1969.

JUNIOR WALKER circa 1971

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