not ghetto singers; by the mid-1960s they had been replaced in the affections of both Berry Gordy and the public by the label’s more polished groups. In 1964, The Marvelettes had turned down a new song ‘Where Did Our Love Go’, which instead became the first of The Supremes’ five No. 1s in a row. After a minor revival of ...
‘Ob-la-di Ob-la-da’, a Beatles cover, at No. 1, and ‘Reflections Of My Life’, their only major US chartbuster. Styles & Forms | Sixties | Rock Personalities | The Marvelettes | Sixties | Rock ...
(Vocal group, 1958–78) The Miracles – Smokey Robinson, Claudette Rogers, Bobby Rogers, Ronnie White and Warren Moore – were a cornerstone of Motown’s early success. Their 1960 hit ‘Shop Around’ set the gospel-and-soul tone for the label (later tempered with girl-group pop). Robinson was also a producer and songwriter of great lyricism for other Motown acts, ...
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