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Today in Music History: The Motortown Revue 1962

October 16, 2018 by Nicole Mitchell Leave a Comment

Today, 56 years ago, the first night of a two month Motown Records package tour, The Motortown Revue, started in Washington, DC. Early 1960 tours included performances from Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Marvelettes, Mary Wells, Barrett Strong and The Contours as headlining acts. Some of the then-second-tier artists who were given the chance to improve their skills included Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes and The Temptations. Occasionally, even non-Motown performers such as Otis Redding, Dusty Springfield, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, The Shirelles and Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles were featured on the tours. In the early years of the Motortown Revue, most venues were situated along the “chitlin circuit” in eastern and southern America. Racism at the time, was an issue and African American performers faced threats and attacks from local white residents. Later tours from the mid 60’s branched out to the entire US and later the rest of the world as well.

 

Filed Under: Amongst The Myriad, Sub Features Tagged With: Aretha Franklin, Barrett Strong, Dusty Springfield, James Brown, Mary Wells, Mavin Gaye, Motortown Revue, Mowtown Records, Music History, Otis Redding, Patti LaBelle, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, The Contours, The Marvelettes, The Shirelles, The Supremes, The Temptations

‘Monterey Pop’ Trailer 1968

February 21, 2015 by Dan Stuckie Leave a Comment

Watch the trailer to the iconic festival film, the true pinnacle of the flower power generation of rock.

Filed Under: Amongst The Myriad Tagged With: Flower Power, Hippies, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Monterey Pop, Otis Redding, Ravi Shankar, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Mamas and The Papas, The Who

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