Deeper Roots explores the motor city soul sounds of Motown, paying our respects to the incredible songwriting team who defined the Hitsville, USA sound in the mid-sixties: brothers Eddie and Brian Holland, along with Lamont Dozier. The goods were delivered. The brassy, bass-driven rhythm and targeted stories of the heart stand alongside virtually any songwriting team of the century. Fact: this songwriting team wrote ten of the twelve #1 songs of The Supremes and were an institution alongside the music of The Funk Brothers. We’ll hear from Martha & The Vandellas, The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, and a host of others this Friday morning while we’re tucked into our homes, waiting out the storm. Tune in and add a little bit of soul to your day.
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
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Marvin Gaye
Can I Get a Witness
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye, Vol. 1
3
Mary Wells
Old Love (Let's Try It Again)
The Soul of Detroit – Disc 3
4
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Mickey's Monkey (Single Version (Mono))
The 35th Anniversary Collection [Disc 2]
5
The Marvelettes
Locking Up My Heart [Single Version]
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Marvelettes
6
The Contours
Pa, I Need a Car
The Very Best of The Contours
7
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)
8
The Supremes
Come See About Me
Gold Disc 1
9
Junior Walker & the All-Stars
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
10
The Four Tops
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
The Ultimate Collection
11
The Four Tops
It's The Same Old Song
The Ultimate Collection
12
The Supremes
You Can't Hurry Love
Motown: The Classic Years Disc 2
13
Junior Walker & the All-Stars
(I'm A) Road Runner
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
14
Martha & The Vandellas
Nowhere To Run
The Classic Sixties: 1965
15
Marvin Gaye
You're a Wonderful One
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye, Vol. 1
16
Dusty Springfield
When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
Ooooooweeee!!!
17
The Supremes
You Keep Me Hanging On
Gold Disc 1
18
Shorty Long
Function at the Junction
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
19
Martha & the Vandellas
Jimmy Mack
Motown: The Classic Years Disc 2
20
The Four Tops
Reach Out I'll Be There
The Classic Sixties: 1966
21
The Isley Brothers
This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
22
The Elgins
Darling Baby
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
23
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
(Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need
The 35th Anniversary Collection
24
Fontella Bass
Come And Get These Memories
Very Best Of
25
The Four Tops
Bernadette
The Ultimate Collection
26
Johnny Rivers
Baby I Need Your Loving
Greatest Hits [Capitol]
27
The Four Tops
7-Rooms Of Gloom
The Ultimate Collection
28
Len Barry
1, 2, 3
Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1965
29
Kim Weston
Take Me In Your Arms
Single
30
The Supremes
Back In My Arms Again
Gold Disc 1
31
Chris Clark
Love's Gone Bad
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
32
Linda Ronstadt
Heat Wave
Prisoner In Disguise
33
The Blossoms
Cherish What Is Dear To You (While It's Near To You)
So Much Love: A Darlene Love Anthology 1958 – 1998