The decade of the sixties saw top 40 radio get it’s cue from the sounds of the Motor City. The house that Berry Gordy built was overflowing with musical talent. And he knew how to use them. The Funk Brothers and other studio musicians coupled with the songwriting of Barrett Strong, Smokey Robinson, and the team of Holland-Dozier-Holland…were at the core of what was produced in Detroit’s Motown. There were also the performers that blossomed, some becoming household names: Mary Wells, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Martha and the Vandellas, and countless others. There is no question that this was the Motown Decade. This week on Deeper Roots we’ll be walking through the sixties Motown sound with just some of those performers…and more. Friday mornings at 9 Pacific on KOWS Community Radio.
| No. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
| 2 | Barrett Strong | Money (That's What I Want) | Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1 |  |
| 3 | The Marvelettes | Please Mr. Postman | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Marvelettes | |
| 4 | Barrett Strong | Misery | Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2) | |
| 5 | The Marvelettes | Beechwood 4-5789 | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Marvelettes | |
| 6 | Mary Wells | You Beat Me To The Punch | Looking Back 1961-1964 | |
| 7 | Miracles | You've Really Got A Hold On Me | Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2) | |
| 8 | The Contours | Do You Love Me | The Very Best of The Contours | |
| 9 | Mary Wells | My Guy | Looking Back 1961-1964 | |
| 10 | Mary Wells | Two Lovers | Looking Back 1961-1964 | |
| 11 | Marvin Gaye | Pride and Joy | 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye, Vol. 1 | |
| 12 | Martha Reeves & The Vandellas | (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave | The Ultimate Collection | |
| 13 | The Temptations | The Way You Do The Things You Do | The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s | |
| 14 | The Temptations | My Girl | The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s | |
| 15 | The Supremes | Come See About Me | Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2) | |
| 16 | Diana Ross & The Supremes | Where Did Our Love Go | The Best Of Diana Ross & The Supremes [Disc 1] | |
| 17 | The Supremes | Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart | Gold Disc 1 | |
| 18 | Kim Weston | Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) | Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2 | |
| 19 | Junior Walker & The All Stars | Shotgun | The Classic Sixties: 1965 | |
| 20 | Smokey Robinson & the Miracles | Ooo Baby Baby | The Boat That Rocked [Disc 1] | |
| 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 Four Tops | Reach Out I'll Be There | The Ultimate Collection | |
| 23 | The Elgins | Heaven Must Have Sent You | Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2 | |
| 24 | Martha and the Vandellas | I'm Ready for Love | The Motown Sound Vol. 4 | |
| 25 | Shorty Long | Function at the Junction | Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2 | |
| 26 | Jimmy Ruffin | What Becomes of the Brokenhearted | Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1 | |
| 27 | Martha Reeves & the Vandellas | (We've Got) Honey Love | I'm in a Different World – A Journey Through Motown's Unchartered Territories | |
| 28 | The Four Tops | Bernadette | The Ultimate Collection | |
| 29 | Marvin Gaye | Ain't No Mountain High Enough | Anthology [Disc 1] | |
| 30 | The Temptations | Cloud Nine | The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s | |
| 31 | Stevie Wonder | For Once in My Life | Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 3 | |
| 32 | The Jackson 5 | I Want You Back | Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 4 | |
| 33 | Stevie Wonder | Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours | Motown: The Classic Years Disc 2 | |
| 34 | The Supremes | You Can't Hurry Love | Gold Disc 1 | |