" My Guy" ------The sound of Motown & Mr. William F. Robinson Jr. No one was ever better at lyrics both smooth, intelligent, & easy to sing-along.--------WolfSky9, 72 y/o
Johnny Bristol wrote, produced and did ad lib vocals on Someday We'll Be Together with Diana Ross. He never got the credit he deserved. RIP Johnny Bristol. 🙏 The song was misleadingly marketed as the last Supremes song. The Supremes weren't even singing back up on it because Johnny was going to give that song to Jr Walker. Barry Gordy never gave credit to the heart and soul of Motown, The Funk Brothers. RIP James Jamerson.
This was and still is real music. Sounds as good today as it did over 50 years ago. It has stood the test of time. The artists are now legends. The Supremes, The Temptations, the Four Tops, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Marvin Gaye, just to name a few all are embedded in the memories of us who grew up listening to them.
My comments should not be construed as critical.. There are millions of original Motown fans still hangin', we lived the period, and have our own take on its history. Thx for the good work.
MOTOWN is the soundtrack to my life.Everything I did it was there, and when Marvin did"Whats Going On" you had to be around at that time to realize what a big song that was from Marvin.Nobody outside of that company knew that dude was that heavy or talented,so when he hit with that it was shocking and eye opening.I was 16 and we were blown away , see those of you who heard him with "Lets Get it On" kinda expected him to come that way and even that was a change from the first thing he did ,Tammi had died and Marvin was quiet until Whats GOING On " hit. It changed everything, the Temps, too,anyway MOTOWN was the joint for me up until about 80 then things changed.
As a kid back then , I didn't know White from Black , but from Detroit to my town in the San Fernando Valley , these songs gave me and other kids a great new feeling ! regular rock just didn't have any happy vibes and still doesn't 60 years later , I love Motown sound .
as a white man, I want to say thank you to the 50s and early to mid 60s black music. Motown etc etc....bc they ARE the reason we have rock n roll. they helped create Elvis, the Beatles etc. my favorites are temptations and otis Redding!!!
actually it was the initiative of people like elvis, jerry lee lewis, buddy holly, eddie Cochrane tec. to take the more advanced musicianship and structure of country music and combine it with more feel of blues that created rock n roll a decade before the Motown sound which was more like the pop music of the day. what i'm about to say isn't so much of a put down for blacks but more of just the truth and credit towards whites who all too often don't get the credit they deserve....while blacks started moving away from what was the more advanced sound of its day and sliding back down hill towards simple, repetitive, and crude stuff like rap rockers were progressing while still staying grounded in the feeling of soul with hard rock and heavy metal. by time rap became the big thing hard rock and heavy metal especially with the better more non commercial non glam bands were pushing the envelope with musicianship and even experimenting with implementing othr international styles of music into the mix ie European folk, jazz, opera, classical, Spanish, irish folk music etc. etc. etc, while still keeping their base with soul music. a very unique mix of an international style that clicked that again both worked on musicianship while keeping the feel of soul. so while rap became just another simplistic mass produced form of pop music that was just crude heavy rock became the perfect mix of the 'white mans blues" for the misfits and down trodden of the white population while becoming more international flavored and progressive/epic. if blacks would have worked harder over the last generation maybe they could have accomplished the same thing musically. oddly enough rap became more popular than heavy rock for certain reasons because it served as a short cut for wannabe musicians, played on the so called hip and angry persona of the dhetto thug, and fit in the more simplistic massed produced pop culture. while I give stuff like Motown music much credit I have to be honest and objective when I say whites and rock never did get the credit they deserve. and I don't know why both sides can't get credit and for people to be fair and objective unless people are afraid of not coming off hip or coming off as being racist.
As much as I love Motown. It a shame The Funk Brothers and other session players never got there recognition then for there parts, until later on. It was a perfect recipe though! Holland, Dosier, Holland, Stevenson, Robinson, Gaye all penning countless hooks and arrangements, then the Funk's intervene with there magic. You got yourself a timeless masterpiece.
Also the addition of them adding Ray Parker Jr and my uncle Wah Wah Watson. Wah Wah played the rhythm guitar on Papa Was a Rolling Stone! Say nothing else! LOL!
Always disappointing in the history of Motown that BG insisted the Supremes finish school; yet did not apply the same good advice to The Marvelettes, who he sent out on the road, before graduation without tutors. The Marvelettes had the first Number 1 crossover hit for Motown wit "Please Mr. Postman".
Were'nt they also the ones that got The Five Heartbeats treatment( taking there picture off the album cover and replacing it with a mailbox) I guess that's how they did poor black kids.
And The Marvelletes went on to have several hits! 10. 2 shy of The no hit Supremes record of 12. The Marvelletes fell through the cracks of Hitsville USA..Damn shame 😔
@A Brown: The late Wanda Young Rogers graduated from high school BEFORE the Marvelettes went on tour; Esther Gordy Edwards assured the other girls' families that they would be tutored. I don't know what happened with that.
@@michellekirkendall818 I don't know for sure, but more than likely, The Marvelettes started making lots of money for Motown and corporate didn't want the girls to have any down time for school. Touring in the early 60's was very difficult, especially for the girls. Motown used these ladies.
loved ms. dianna ross she was our idol back then ,every lil black girl wanted to be diana ross and the supremes...so proud to have grown up during that era... that era will never be again... classic...
Mark, did you create this documentary? Who's the artist & what is the name of the first blues song featured? It's when they start talking about Chicago blues at 8:25 on part 2..
the Motown sound was progressive in the sense it took the back hills black music and refined it into more polished and professional music with a more flowing rhythm, melody, and advanced musicianship. this appealed to a larger audience obviously and made it very popular and successful. it helped knock down barriers. on one end blacks still liked it because it still was grounded in soul music and on the other end non blacks liked it for the aforementioned and helped them enjoy soul music. folk music can only appeal to a certain ethnic audience for the most part and eventually even that audience will want something fresh as the years and generations go by. berry gordy was a great business man obviously and a visionary. too bad blacks had to resegregate themselves and cheapen their so called music with rap. this sadly means soul music was more advanced 50 years ago.
Whites like blues music now ,matter of fact they like them blues now while motown is dead and gone, that southern sound is alive and well now, on and popping,if it wasn't 4 chess the chicago sound by way of ms. It would'nt be any rolling stones , Elvis Prestly,Eric Clapton, that's right you heard me,that was the music that influnced their music,Florence Ballard mom is from Mississippi,so is Mary Wilson mom ,you better believe they listen to that chess music over motown, the only reason they listen to the supremes because their daughters sang with the group,i'am not saying they did'nt like the music but they liked chess better,because of their southern roots.
Yet she survived and became a millionare, and is still selling out concerts today. And now she is considered an iconic legend, without your support. What do you know, i guess you were in the minority.
@@angelasantiago7426 This is what we say about black, beautiful, talented female performers. Can a black couple be in a relationship? Did any white female artists sleep their way to the top? I've been around long enough to have read about the Rolling Stones sleeping with, divorcing, marrying all the same women! But that's supposed to be exciting, and not considered "whorish." The black female artist is the whore! For those unaware of the "Detroit Sound" (before your time) let those who know enjoy it's history and great music!
" My Guy" ------The sound of Motown & Mr. William F. Robinson Jr. No one was ever better at lyrics both smooth, intelligent, & easy to sing-along.--------WolfSky9, 72 y/o
the Funks best band ever sadly only one is left alive
Johnny Bristol wrote, produced and did ad lib vocals on Someday We'll Be Together with Diana Ross. He never got the credit he deserved. RIP Johnny Bristol. 🙏 The song was misleadingly marketed as the last Supremes song. The Supremes weren't even singing back up on it because Johnny was going to give that song to Jr Walker. Barry Gordy never gave credit to the heart and soul of Motown, The Funk Brothers. RIP James Jamerson.
This was and still is real music. Sounds as good today as it did over 50 years ago. It has stood the test of time. The artists are now legends. The Supremes, The Temptations, the Four Tops, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Marvin Gaye, just to name a few all are embedded in the memories of us who grew up listening to them.
My comments should not be construed as critical.. There are millions of original Motown fans still hangin', we lived the period, and have our own take on its history. Thx for the good work.
First time I hear a documentary playing a Florence Ballard-led Supremes song. THat was great!
MOTOWN is the soundtrack to my life.Everything I did it was there, and when Marvin did"Whats Going On" you had to be around at that time to realize what a big song that was from Marvin.Nobody outside of that company knew that dude was that heavy or talented,so when he hit with that it was shocking and eye opening.I was 16 and we were blown away , see those of you who heard him with "Lets Get it On" kinda expected him to come that way and even that was a change from the first thing he did ,Tammi had died and Marvin was quiet until Whats GOING On " hit. It changed everything, the Temps, too,anyway MOTOWN was the joint for me up until about 80 then things changed.
As a kid back then , I didn't know White from Black , but from Detroit to my town in the San Fernando Valley , these songs gave me and other kids a great new feeling ! regular rock just didn't have any happy vibes and still doesn't 60 years later , I love Motown sound .
I was born in November of 1964, the first year of the Baby Boom; the perfect time to be coming of age when Motown was arriving. What a blessing!!
Actually 1946 was the first year of the Baby Boomers.
I like the way he says Florence's surname. I don't think I've heard anyone pronounce "Ballard" the way the narrator here does.
I LOVE MOTOWN!
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as a white man, I want to say thank you to the 50s and early to mid 60s black music. Motown etc etc....bc they ARE the reason we have rock n roll. they helped create Elvis, the Beatles etc.
my favorites are temptations and otis Redding!!!
actually it was the initiative of people like elvis, jerry lee lewis, buddy holly, eddie Cochrane tec. to take the more advanced musicianship and structure of country music and combine it with more feel of blues that created rock n roll a decade before the Motown sound which was more like the pop music of the day. what i'm about to say isn't so much of a put down for blacks but more of just the truth and credit towards whites who all too often don't get the credit they deserve....while blacks started moving away from what was the more advanced sound of its day and sliding back down hill towards simple, repetitive, and crude stuff like rap rockers were progressing while still staying grounded in the feeling of soul with hard rock and heavy metal. by time rap became the big thing hard rock and heavy metal especially with the better more non commercial non glam bands were pushing the envelope with musicianship and even experimenting with implementing othr international styles of music into the mix ie European folk, jazz, opera, classical, Spanish, irish folk music etc. etc. etc, while still keeping their base with soul music. a very unique mix of an international style that clicked that again both worked on musicianship while keeping the feel of soul. so while rap became just another simplistic mass produced form of pop music that was just crude heavy rock became the perfect mix of the 'white mans blues" for the misfits and down trodden of the white population while becoming more international flavored and progressive/epic. if blacks would have worked harder over the last generation maybe they could have accomplished the same thing musically. oddly enough rap became more popular than heavy rock for certain reasons because it served as a short cut for wannabe musicians, played on the so called hip and angry persona of the dhetto thug, and fit in the more simplistic massed produced pop culture. while I give stuff like Motown music much credit I have to be honest and objective when I say whites and rock never did get the credit they deserve. and I don't know why both sides can't get credit and for people to be fair and objective unless people are afraid of not coming off hip or coming off as being racist.
tim lamb European didn't create anything but ballroom LMAO Spanish music is African music
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@@timlamb9428 ignorant devil
I love the music of Motown thank you Mr. GORDY .
As much as I love Motown. It a shame The Funk Brothers and other session players never got there recognition then for there parts, until later on.
It was a perfect recipe though! Holland, Dosier, Holland, Stevenson, Robinson, Gaye all penning countless hooks and arrangements, then the Funk's intervene with there magic. You got yourself a timeless masterpiece.
6:53 I need to make an outfit like those...bring that style back...
Also the addition of them adding Ray Parker Jr and my uncle Wah Wah Watson. Wah Wah played the rhythm guitar on Papa Was a Rolling Stone! Say nothing else! LOL!
Thanks for uploading this!
Motown was and is awesome unlike the yoyoyo crap of today.
Fuck you, that yo yo yo shit is my shit
Always disappointing in the history of Motown that BG insisted the Supremes finish school; yet did not apply the same good advice to The Marvelettes, who he sent out on the road, before graduation without tutors. The Marvelettes had the first Number 1 crossover hit for Motown wit "Please Mr. Postman".
Were'nt they also the ones that got The Five Heartbeats treatment( taking there picture off the album cover and replacing it with a mailbox) I guess that's how they did poor black kids.
Nope. Just the racism at the time. This happened often with black artists.
And The Marvelletes went on to have several hits! 10. 2 shy of The no hit Supremes record of 12. The Marvelletes fell through the cracks of Hitsville USA..Damn shame 😔
@A Brown: The late Wanda Young Rogers graduated from high school BEFORE the Marvelettes went on tour; Esther Gordy Edwards assured the other girls' families that they would be tutored. I don't know what happened with that.
@@michellekirkendall818 I don't know for sure, but more than likely, The Marvelettes started making lots of money for Motown and corporate didn't want the girls to have any down time for school. Touring in the early 60's was very difficult, especially for the girls. Motown used these ladies.
Amen!!!
HAPPY 93RD BIRTHDAY
BERRY GORDY JR
(NOVEMBER 28, 2022)
Motown are thank you thanks you
HAPPY 92ND BIRTHDAY
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BERRY GORDY, JR.
(NOVEMBER 28, 2021)
loved ms. dianna ross she was our idol back then ,every lil black girl wanted to be diana ross and the supremes...so proud to have grown up during that era... that era will never be again... classic...
It's kind of funny that the name of this is Deep Soul, as Motown certainly was NOT deep soul
I'm here, aren't I? ;)
really sucks what detroit has turned into
I so agree smh
That's what happens when they send all of the industrindustrial jobs out of the country.
@@dowardwashington9958 OUTSOURCING.
what's the song at 1:30 please?
I LOVE IE.
What song begins playing at 8:25 when they switch to Chicago?
Mark, did you create this documentary? Who's the artist & what is the name of the first blues song featured? It's when they start talking about Chicago blues at 8:25 on part 2..
muddy waters cover of slim harpo's ' im a king bee'
@ :22 white dude looks devilish.
the Motown sound was progressive in the sense it took the back hills black music and refined it into more polished and professional music with a more flowing rhythm, melody, and advanced musicianship. this appealed to a larger audience obviously and made it very popular and successful. it helped knock down barriers. on one end blacks still liked it because it still was grounded in soul music and on the other end non blacks liked it for the aforementioned and helped them enjoy soul music. folk music can only appeal to a certain ethnic audience for the most part and eventually even that audience will want something fresh as the years and generations go by. berry gordy was a great business man obviously and a visionary. too bad blacks had to resegregate themselves and cheapen their so called music with rap. this sadly means soul music was more advanced 50 years ago.
13 people have no soul
Where's Part 1?
Whites like blues music now ,matter of fact they like them blues now while motown is dead and gone, that southern sound is alive and well now, on and popping,if it wasn't 4 chess the chicago sound by way of ms. It would'nt be any rolling stones , Elvis Prestly,Eric Clapton, that's right you heard me,that was the music that influnced their music,Florence Ballard mom is from Mississippi,so is Mary Wilson mom ,you better believe they listen to that chess music over motown, the only reason they listen to the supremes because their daughters sang with the group,i'am not saying they did'nt like the music but they liked chess better,because of their southern roots.
i never cared for the supremes especially diana ross
Yet she survived and became a millionare, and is still selling out concerts today. And now she is considered an iconic legend, without your support. What do you know, i guess you were in the minority.
clouds overnyc she got there opening her legs to Smokey and Barry LMAO
LOL! 🤣🤣 Me either
Andre Bryant
😂😂😂 Weaveanna seem to have that affect on some. I can understand and I can't say I blame you.
@@angelasantiago7426 This is what we say about black, beautiful, talented female performers.
Can a black couple be in a relationship? Did any white female artists sleep their way to the top?
I've been around long enough to have read about the Rolling Stones sleeping with, divorcing, marrying all the same women! But that's supposed to be exciting, and not considered "whorish." The black female artist is the whore!
For those unaware of the "Detroit Sound" (before your time) let those who know enjoy it's history and great music!