![]() She landed on her feet, however after leaving Motown, she spent years as one of Ray Charles' Raelettes, and in 1966 she released Stay Out of the Kitchen on Stax Records and earned herself a hit with "Your Good Thing Is About To End," which peaked at No. As a result, Berry Gordy decided to drop blues from the label, and he terminated her contract in 1962. ![]() The blues vocalist released her first single for the label, "Who Wouldn't Love A Man Like That?," the following year, and unfortunately, it flopped around the same time more pop-influenced and radio-friendly Motown groups were beginning to take off. In 1959, Mable John became the first female artist signed to Motown's Tamla subsidiary. They released a single of their own, "(Like A) Nightmare," in 1964 though it was credited to The Andantes, it featured lead vocals from Ann Bogan of the Marvelettes. But their tenure at Motown includes far more than just those tracks they sang on 16 Four Tops songs, 12 Martha & The Vandellas singles, eight Supremes recordings, 14 Marvelettes songs, five Temptations recordings and 15 Marvin Gaye singles. 1 singles for the label ("My Guy" by Mary Wells, "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" and "Reach Out I'll Be There" by the Four Tops, "Love Child" by Diana Ross & The Supremes, and "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye). The trio-composed of Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow and Louvain Demps-provided back-up vocals on five No. Like the Funk Brothers, you can hear The Andantes on many of your favorite Motown hits. Fortunately, a 2002 documentary, Standing In The Shadows of Motown, shined a light on their legacy and in 2004 they were awarded a GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award. While at Motown, they would often moonlight for other labels to supplement their income (notably playing on Jackie Wilson's 1967 "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher," and when the label moved to Los Angeles in 1972, the Funk Brothers were relieved of their duties. Motown's house band, hand-picked by Berry Gordy, played on many of the label's most iconic hits-including Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," The Temptations' "My Girl," The Supremes' "Baby Love," Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)," and Smokey Robinson's "The Tears of a Clown"-but the group of 13 session musicians didn't receive their due credit until much later. So to celebrate Motown's 60th anniversary ahead of Motown 60: A GRAMMY Celebration (which will air on CBS on April 21), we're highlighting 10 of the label's secret weapons. Whether session musicians like The Funk Brothers and The Andantes, who played or sang on many of the best-known Motown hits, or The Velvelettes, who simply put out a few minor hits worthy of revisiting, the lesser-known artists associated with Berry Gordy and company are equally deserving of recognition. ![]() mainstream pop landscape-there are plenty of unsung heroes who contributed to its vast legacy, many whom are at the foundation of the Motown sound. But-in addition to the superstars who helped cement the Detroit label's sound and launched black music into the U.S. ![]() When we talk about the iconic Motown Records, there are a slew of legendary artists whose names come to mind: Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, The Supremes, The Four Tops. ![]()
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