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Martha and the Vandellas –“Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)”
Martha and the Vandellas – “Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things),” Pop #70, R&B #22 By Joel Francis Martha and the Vandellas didn’t do many ballads. Their best-known songs – “Heat Wave,” “Jimmy Mack”...
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Kim Weston –“Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)”
Kim Weston – “Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While),” Pop #50, R&B #4 By Joel Francis Kim Weston is best remembered as Marvin Gaye’s duet partner on “It Takes Two,” but she did manage to...
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Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston – “It Takes Two”
Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston – “It Takes Two,” Pop # 14, R&B # 4 By Joel Francis “It Takes Two” was one of the last songs Kim Weston recorded for Motown. Its success established Marvin Gaye as a...
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Talking Motown with Bill Dahl
(Above: Richard “Popcorn” Wylie’s version of “Money (That’s What I Want)” is one of music writer Bill Dahl’s favorite early Motown songs.) By Joel Francis Chances are good that Chicago-based music...
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