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By the Spring of 1962, Berry Gordy Jr. began to enjoy the sweet taste of success. The label’s hits were sporadic, but there were enough to finance his ...read more
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This show represents our first coverage of Motown for the year 1962. The label had come a very long way since its inception in 1959, but it had a lot ...read more
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Tony Bennett is an artist who by rights could have been included in our list of the 250 most influential aspects of the 20th century. His style may be ...read more
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Today, we wrap up Motown’s second year as an independent label by focusing on its releases from the last few months of 1961. The quality of the material ...read more
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This is our fifth show in what promises to seem like a never-ending series of programs dedicated to playing every single Motown A-side from the ‘60s. ...read more
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Episode four in our attempt to play every single Motown A-Side in chronological order is full of superstar artists. Unfortunately, it is not full of hits ...read more
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You may think that a show dedicated to playing all of the Motown A-Sides would be strewn with hits, but today’s show belies that perspective.
In its ...read more
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With the Motown series, we backed ourselves into a corner by stating that we will play every Motown A-Side from the ‘60s. Our first show covered the ...read more
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Hold onto your hats, because this is gonna be one long and crazy ride. This is the first time that we are featuring a record label in the “How Music ...read more
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In 'Part A' we covered a few of the biographical highlights (and low points) of Irving Berlin’s life, as well a few of his most popular hits, with the ...read more
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