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All the way from Detroit, destined for success – celebrating Duke Fakir’s I’ll Be There: My Life with The Four Tops
Picture the scene. It’s the second Sunday of November, 1966, barely three months after England’s World Cup triumph, The Four Tops riding high in the UK charts, their fourth hit on this side of the Atlantic rather fittingly retaining the … Continue reading
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Tagged Berry Gordy, Brian Epstein, Chess, Detroit, Duke Fakir, Four Tops, Holland Dozier Holland, Jackie Wilson, James Brown, Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, Lawrence Payton, Levi Stubbs, Marvin Gaye, Mary Wilson, Motown, Obie Benson, Odyssey, Otis Williams, Paul McCartney, Reach Out I'll Be There, The Four Tops, The Temptations
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Reaching out for the Four Tops – the Duke Fakir interview
I’ve enthused here many times before now about my love of classic soul, from the ’60s sounds of Atlantic and Stax to the best of the ‘70s scene on Hi and Philadelphia, fuelling explorations into the Northern Soul scene and … Continue reading
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Tagged Detroit, Duke Fakir, Four Tops, Gerri Hirshey, Holland Dozier Holland, Levi Stubbs, Motown, Otis Williams, Tavares, Temptations
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Calling out around the world – the Martha Reeves interview
It was 10.30am local time in Detroit, Michigan, when I got through to soul legend Martha Reeves, and she still had a little packing to organise before heading to the UK. Within a couple of days she’d be thrilling crowds … Continue reading
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Tagged Beat-Herder, Dancing in the Street, Detroit, Dusty Springfield, George Harrison, Heat Wave, Holland Dozier Holland, Jimmy Mack, Liverpool, Martha and the Vandellas, Martha reeves, Marvin Gaye, Motown, Northern Soul, Nowhere To Run, Stevie Wonder
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