MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS
“Nowhere to Run” video shot in 1965 on the Mustang assembly line at the Dearborn Assembly Plant, part of Ford’s River Rouge complex: bit.ly/2oJpGWC.
THE MOTOWN STORY
History of iconic soul label from Black In Time: bit.ly/2nlRa4j.
MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla label, became Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell’s first hit: bit.ly/1mHwDLy.
WADE JONES
“Insane,” early Berry Gordy/Smokey Robinson track, with 2,500 copies released on the pre-Motown Rayber label in 1959: bit.ly/2o5Ramb.
MARV JOHNSON
“Come to Me,” January, 1959 on Tamla Records. First “official” release on a Berry Gordy label, although its success on Detroit radio forced Berry to sell the record (and Johnson) to United Artists for national distribution: bit.ly/2ogVdOC.
MOTOWN ON SHINDIG!
Motor City acts appearing the ABC television show Shindig! (Sept. 16, 1964 – Jan. 8, 1966) from L.A.: bit.ly/2oJvIq1.
MOTOWN INVASION
BBC 4 documentary: bit.ly/2nor28X.
READY STEADY GO
Dusty Springfield hosts 1965 special Motown show on U.K. TV: bit.ly/2p9Uxrw.
THE SUPREMES
Holland–Dozier–Holland’s “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” 1967 promotional film. TV: bit.ly/2nLEe2U.
THE FUNK BROTHERS
Standing in the shadows of Motown: bit.ly/2nTd8HQ.
