HOW MUSIC CHANGED, PART 137-6 - EVERY SINGLE MOTOWN ‘A-SIDE’, PART 6

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Today, we wrap up Motown’s second year as an independent label by focusing on its releases from the last few months of 1961. The quality of the material was still sporadic, and certainly formulaic, but things were coming together that indicated the likelihood of an even brighter future. The various personnel – musicians, singers, songwriters – were all working together as a team, which lent a sense of continuity to the label’s work. Eventually, this would become obvious to the public at large, but in 1961, Motown was still a ‘cottage’ industry, perhaps unwittingly working toward what eventually became universally known as ‘The Motown Sound.”

            Here’s a list of recordings from today’s show;

1)    Jamie – Eddie Holland

2)    Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam) – The Valadiers

3)    Actions Speak Louder Than Words – Mable John

4)    What Makes You Love Him (2^nd Version) – Sammy Ward

5)    Check Yourself – The Temptations

6)    Small Sad Sam – Bob Kayli

7)    Whose Heart (Are You Gonna Break Now) – Don McKenzie

8)    Xmas Twist – The Twistin’ Kings

9)    Please Mr. Kennedy – Mickey Woods

10)  Twistin’ Postman – The Marvelettes

11) Congo (Part 1) – The Twistin’ Kings

12) What’s So Good about Goodbye – The Miracles

13) I’ve Been Good to You – The Miracles