This week on Sounds of The 60’s: Rascals. Three Dog Night, Chicago, Chubby Checker, Otis Redding, Beatles, Isley Brothers, Kinks, Mary Wells, Johnny Cash, Richard Harris, Nancy Sinatra, Four Seasons, Dion, Elton John, Koko Taylor, Edwin Starr and many many more . . .
Tag: Mary Wells
We’re going to do something different on “Great Soul Performances” this evening, we’ll salute the music that has been the rage in the north of London for decades, “Northern Soul.” G.S.P. was born in London on VIP Radio and was launched by the King of “Northern Soul” Kev Roberts; who I hope will be listening today. “Northern Soul” is a music and a dance movement based on the style of American Soul Music, particularly the heavy beat and tempo of Motown. It turned out that several American artists had hits in the UK that frankly bombed in the U.S. but resonated across the pond. So you’ll hear songs by: Little Anthony & the Imperials, Barbara Acklin, the Contours, Doris Troy, Eddie Holland, Lou Johnson, Mary Wells, the Parliaments, Eddie Holman, Barbara McNair, Frankie Beverly & the Butlers, Roy C. and others. It will kick off at 7PM ET, 6PM CT, 5PM MT & 4PM PT.
After we finish with “Northern Soul” it will be time for “Great Soul Performances 2: The 80s” where on the playlist will be: Michael Jackson & Sir Paul McCartney, the O’Jays, my former co-worker at WWRL, Imhotep Gary Byrd & the G.B.E.; produced by Stevie Wonder, Carl Carlton, Billy Vera & the Beaters, Johnny Mathis, Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Fred Parris & the Satins, David Ruffin & Eddie Kendricks, Earth, Wind & Fire, Hall & Oates and more. It starts at 9PM ET, 8PM CT, 7PM MT and 6PM PT. I think it’s gonna an interesting and fun filled evening of music and entertainment on “Great Soul Performances” and “Great Soul Performances 2: The 80s” later on RadioMaxMusic.Com.
Tomorrow is Father’s Day. I salute all my fellow fathers. It’s not always an easy job. I also like to say that, any male can be a “daddy,” but it takes a real man to be a “FATHER!” With that said, this evening on “Great Soul Performances” we’ll play songs that feature “Father,” “Papa” and “Daddy.” Along with our salute to the “Pater” of the family, we’ll also have music from Mary Wells, Lou Rawls, Earth, Wind & Fire, Marvin Gaye, the Delfonics, Etta James and others plus Curtis Mayfield “live in concert.” It all begins at 7PM ET, 6PM CT, 5PM MT & 4PM PT with an encore performance Monday evening at 10PM Eastern on RadioMaxMusic.com. It hope you’ll listen in and do something nice for Dad this weekend. -Bobby Jay
Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992) was an American singer who helped to define the emerging sound of Motown in the early 1960s. Along with The Miracles, The Temptations, The Supremes, and the Four Tops, Wells was said to have been part of the charge in black music onto radio stations and record shelves of mainstream America, “bridging the color lines in music at the time.”
With a string of hit singles composed mainly by Smokey Robinson, including “Two Lovers” (1962), the Grammy-nominated “You Beat Me to the Punch” (1962) and her signature hit, “My Guy” (1964), she became recognized as “The Queen of Motown” until her departure from the company in 1964, at the height of her popularity. She was one of Motown’s first singing superstars. (Source: Wikipedia)
| 1 | My Guy |
| 2 | You Lost the Sweetest Boy |
| 3 | Once Upon a Time (with Marvin Gaye) |
| 4 | Gigolo |
| 5 | Laughing Boy |
| 6 | Two Lovers |
| 7 | The One Who Really Loves You |
| 8 | You Beat Me to the Punch |
| 9 | Dear Lover |
| 10 | I Don’t Want to Take a Chance |
| 11 | Use Your Head |
| 12 | Bye Bye Baby |
| 13 | Never, Never Leave Me |
| 14 | The Doctor |
| 15 | Your Old Standby |
| 16 | Ain’t It the Truth |
| 17 | Dig the Way I Feel |
| 18 | He’s a Lover |
| 19 | Me Without You |
| 20 | If You Can’t Give Her Love (Give Her Up) |
