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.	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
1	Barrett Strong	Money (That's What I Want)	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
2	The Marvelettes	Please Mr. Postman	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Marvelettes
3	Barrett Strong	Misery	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD2)
4	The Marvelettes	Beechwood 4-5789	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Marvelettes
5	Mary Wells	You Beat Me To The Punch	Looking Back 1961-1964
6	Miracles	You've Really Got A Hold On Me	Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)
7	The Contours	Do You Love Me	The Very Best of The Contours
8	Mary Wells	My Guy	Looking Back 1961-1964
9	Mary Wells	Two Lovers	Looking Back 1961-1964
10	Marvin Gaye	Pride and Joy	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye, Vol. 1
11	Martha Reeves & The Vandellas	(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave	The Ultimate Collection
12	The Temptations	The Way You Do The Things You Do	The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s
13	The Temptations	My Girl	The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s
14	The Supremes	Come See About Me	Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)
15	Diana Ross & The Supremes	Where Did Our Love Go	The Best Of Diana Ross & The Supremes [Disc 1]
16	The Supremes	Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart	Gold Disc 1
17	Kim Weston	Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
18	Junior Walker & The All Stars	Shotgun	The Classic Sixties: 1965
19	Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	Ooo Baby Baby	The Boat That Rocked [Disc 1]
20	The Isley Brothers	This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
21	The Four Tops	Reach Out I'll Be There	The Ultimate Collection
22	The Elgins	Heaven Must Have Sent You	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
23	Martha and the Vandellas	I'm Ready for Love	The Motown Sound Vol. 4
24	Shorty Long	Function at the Junction	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 2
25	Jimmy Ruffin	What Becomes of the Brokenhearted	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
26	Martha Reeves & the Vandellas	(We've Got) Honey Love	I'm in a Different World – A Journey Through Motown's Unchartered Territories
27	The Four Tops	Bernadette	The Ultimate Collection
28	Marvin Gaye	Ain't No Mountain High Enough	Anthology [Disc 1]
29	The Temptations	Cloud Nine	The Best Of The Temptations, Vol. 1: The 60s
30	Stevie Wonder	For Once in My Life	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 3
31	The Jackson 5	I Want You Back	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 4
32	Stevie Wonder	Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 2
33	The Supremes	You Can't Hurry Love	Gold Disc 1