Pre-Motown: The Earliest Music Of Berry Gordy Jr

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Berry Gordy Jr is immortalized as the founder of and guiding force behind Motown Records, the hugely successful independent record company in Detroit that brought us the Supremes, Temptations, Miracles, Marvelettes, Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and many other R&B superstars of the 1960’s and beyond.

This week Joel Najman’s  My Place program looks at the rarely heard earliest songwriting efforts of Berry Gordy Jr dating back to the pre-Motown 1950’s. 

Playlist:
8:04 pm
  • You Can't Hurry Love
  • Artist Name: The Supremes
  • CD/Album: no album name - 45rpm single
  • Record co./Cat #: Motown 1097
8:08 pm
  • Thrill Of Love
  • Artist Name: The Solitaires
  • CD/Album: no album name - 45rpm single
  • Record co./Cat #: Old Town 1044
8:12 pm
  • My Love Is Coming Down
  • Artist Name: Kenny Martiin
  • CD/Album: no album name - 45rpm single
  • Record co./Cat #: Federal 12310
8:16 pm
  • Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want To Meet)
  • Artist Name: Jackie Wilson
  • CD/Album: no album name - 45rpm single
  • Record co./Cat #: Brunswick 55024
8:20 pm
  • Lonely Teardrops
  • Artist Name: Jackie Wilson
  • CD/Album: no album name - 45rpm single
  • Record co./Cat #: Brunswick 55105
8:24 pm
  • That's Why (I Love You So)
  • Artist Name: Jackie Wilson
  • CD/Album: no album name - 45rpm single
  • Record co./Cat #: Brunswick 55121
8:28 pm
  • Tammy
  • Artist Name: Debbie Reynolds
  • CD/Album: no album name - 45rpm single
  • Record co./Cat #: Coral 6185
8:32 pm
  • Come To Me
  • Artist Name: Marv Johnson
  • CD/Album: no album name - 45rpm single
  • Record co./Cat #: Tamla 101
  • Note: nationally released on United Artists 160
8:36 pm
  • You Got What It Takes
  • Artist Name: Marv Johnson
  • CD/Album: no album name - 45rpm single
  • Record co./Cat #: United Artists 185
8:40 pm
  • I Love The Way You Love
  • Artist Name: Marv Johnson
  • CD/Album: no album name - 45rpm single
  • Record co./Cat #: United Artists 208
8:44 pm
  • Got A Job
  • Artist Name: The Miracles
  • CD/Album: no album name - 45rpm single
  • Record co./Cat #: End 1016
8:48 pm
  • Bad Girl
  • Artist Name: The Miracles
  • CD/Album: no album name - 45rpm single
  • Record co./Cat #: Motown G-1/2
  • Note: nationally released on Chess 1734
8:50 pm
  • All I Could Do Was Cry
  • Artist Name: Etta James
  • CD/Album: no album name - 45rpm single
  • Record co./Cat #: Argo 5359
8:53 pm
  • Jim Dandy Got Married
  • Artist Name: LaVern Baker
  • CD/Album: no album name - 45rpm single
  • Record co./Cat #: Atlantic 1136
8:56 pm
  • Money (That's What I Want)
  • Artist Name: Barrett Strong
  • CD/Album: no album name - 45rpm single
  • Record co./Cat #: Tamla 54023
  • Note: nationally released on Anna 1111

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