(Above: Friday’s Kanrocksas headliner Eminem performs “Lighters” sans Bruno Mars.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record Note: For my coverage of the Kanrocksas music festival, I decided not to cover any band’s previously reviewed by The Daily Record. Visit the archives to read about the Arctic Monkeys, Black Keys, Flaming Lips, Flogging Molly and Girl [...]
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Review: Kanrocksas (Day 1)
Posted in Concert review, Kansas City music scene, tagged Arctic Monkeys, Bizarre, Black Keys, D12, Diplo, Eminem, Flaming Lips, Flogging Molly, Girl Talk, Harry Belafonte, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Jett, Joy Formidable, Kanrocksas, Kid Cudi, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Major Lazer, My Girl, Ritzy Bryan, Switch, Temptations on September 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Four Tops – “Still Water (Love)”
Posted in Motown, Song Review, tagged Ashford and Simpson, folk revival, Four Tops, Frank Wilson, Hitsville U.S.A., Holland-Dozier-Holland, If I Were A Carpenter, Ivy Jo Hunter, Jean Terrell, Levi Stubbs, Marvin Gaye, Norman Whitfield, psychedelic soul, Smokey Robinson, Temptations, the Supremes, What's Going On on June 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Four Tops – “Still Water (Love),” Pop # 11, R&B #4 By Joel Francis The Daily Record The Four Tops needed this. The departure of Holland-Dozier-Holland was a devastating blow to all of Motown, but the Tops felt it especially hard. “Bernadette” made them the top Motown act in U.K., second only to the Temptations [...]
Edwin Starr – “War”
Posted in Motown, Song Review, tagged 25 Miles, 9/11, banned songs, Bruce Springsteen, Clear Channel, corporate censorship, Dennis Edwards, Edwin Starr, Hitsville U.S.A., John Lennon, Louis Armstrong, Norman Whitfield, Paul Williams, protest music, psychedelic soul, Temptations on May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Edwin Starr – “War,” Pop #1, R&B #1 By Joel Francis The Daily Record The Temptations had cut other political songs, such as “Message for a Black Man,” before they recorded the original version of “War” in 1969. Although the songs were generally well-received, they were closer to Norman Whitfield songs featuring the Temptations’ vocals [...]
The Temptations – “Ball Of Confusion”
Posted in Motown, Song Review, tagged Anthrax, Bob Dylan, Cloud Nine, Dennis Edwards, Duran Duran, Fugees, Hitsville U.S.A., Lauryn Hill, Marvin Williams, Neville Brothers, Norman Whitfield, Private Dancer, psychedelic soul, Sister Act, Subterranean Homesick Blues, Temptations, Tesla, Tina Turner, Undisputed Truth, Whoopie Goldberg, Widespread Panic on March 8, 2010 | 5 Comments »
The Temptations – “Ball Of Confusion,” Pop # 3, R&B # 2 By Joel Francis The Daily Record Clocking in at over four minutes, “Ball of Confusion” was an epic by Motown standards. The arrangement and themes, however, were very much in line with the top-shelf, psychedelic social commentary songwriter and producer Norman Whitfield had [...]
The Originals – “Baby I’m For Real”
Posted in Motown, Song Review, tagged After 7, Anna Gordy Gaye, Berry Gordy, Bloodstone, Esther Phillips, Hitsville U.S.A., Marvin Gaye, Natural High, soul music, Temptations, the Originals, What's Going On on January 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Originals – “Baby I’m For Real,” Pop # 14, R&B # 1 By Joel Francis The Originals had appeared on nearly a dozen Motown hits before they finally landed one with their name on the label. As backing vocalists, the Detroit quartet saw their performances on “Function at the Junction,” “Twenty-Five Miles,” “For Once [...]
Marvin Gaye – “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”
Posted in Motown, Song Review, tagged Berry Gordy, Buddy Miles, California Raisins, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Gladys Knight, Hitsville U.S.A., Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Norman Whitfield, Temptations on November 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Marvin Gaye – “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” Pop # 1, R&B # 1 By Joel Francis Producer and songwriter Norman Whitfield had finally triumphed. His fourth attempt at recording “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” had finally made it past Berry Gordy’s Quality Control meetings and triumphed at the top of the charts. [...]
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A Christmas conversation
Posted in Industry commentary, tagged Albert King, Allen Toussaint, Ava Maria, Back Door Santa, Bill Brownlee, Booker T and the MGs, Brenda Lee, Charles Brown, Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown Christmas, Christmas Cooking, Christmas Gumbo, Clarence Carter, Dan Hicks, Diana Ross, Dolly Parton, Donny Hathaway, Elvin Jones, Emmylou Harris, Fats Domino, Greensleeves, Isaac Hayes, Jackson 5, Jimmy Smith, John Coltrane, John Fahey, Johnny Cash, Lester Bowie, Lou Rawls, Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Matt Wilson, Max Roach, McCoy Tyner, Michael Jackson, Motown Christmas, Nat King Cole, Odetta, Otis Redding, Plastic Sax, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Rufus Thomas, Sam Billen, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Staple Singers, Stax, Stevie Wonder, Sufjan Stevens, Temptations, There Stands the Glass, Vince Guaraldi on December 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
(Above: Jimmy Smith’s “Christmas Cooking,” released in 1964, is a classic, overlooked holiday album.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record The other day I was in a retail bookstore when I noticed the wonderful sounds of the Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack coming from the overhead speakers. As I enjoyed the music, two thoughts hit me. [...]
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