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Tag Archives: Tavares
Lead us unto The Temptations – the Otis Williams interview
At the end of a month in which the world mourned for Muhammad Ali, it seems apt that I’m conducting an interview with the sole surviving original member of a band the revered US boxing legend and civil rights activist … Continue reading
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Tagged Aretha Franklin, Berry Gordy, David Ruffin, Eddie Kendrick, Gerri Hirshey, Melvin Franklin, Motown, Muhammad Ali, New Jersey, Otis Williams, Paul Williams, Richard Street, Ron Tyson, Smokey Robinson, Tavares, Texarcana, The Distants, The Four Tops, The Primes, 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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