Motown 50
By Various Artists
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Podcast Description
2009 is the 50th anniversary of American’s greatest record label and global music icon – Motown! Celebrate the anniversary with this podcast series featuring rare and intimate conversations with Motown legends, producers, songwriters and singers - including Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, the Temptations, the Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, the Jackson 5, the Commodores and more. Also hear from hip-hop pioneer Q-Tip, actor/singer/producer Nick Cannon, film director Lawrence Kasdan, songwriter Diane Warren, author Frank Rich and many more. Listen to fantastic stories of America's greatest record label, including exclusive insights on some of the greatest songs ever, from "My Girl" to "Love Hangover" to “Brick House.” Motown 50 was produced by Vella Interactive.
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The Motown Legacy | Chairman Berry Gordy Jr. reflects on the Motown Legacy. | 13 10 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Anatomy Of A Hit: My Girl | The all-time classic Motown anthem "My Girl" is explored. | 24 9 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Motown's Moves | Award-winning choreographer Toni Basil shares her love for Motown's moves. | 3 9 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Anatomy Of A Hit: Skeletons and Dark-N-Lovely | Stevie Wonder talks about the inspiration behind, and the making of, the #1 hit "Skeletons" and the ballad "Dark-N-Lovely." | 27 8 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Anatomy Of A Hit: Where Did Our Love Go | Original Supreme member Mary Wilson shares the story of creating the chart-topping hit "Where Did Our Love Go." | 17 8 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Motown and The Big Chill | Film director Lawrence Kasdan and his wife Meg discuss how they made the most of Motown music in the classic film The Big Chill. | 5 8 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Anatomy Of A Hit: Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) | The Temptations' Otis Williams reflects on the group's timeless No. 1 hit, "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)." | 29 7 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bravo Motown | Renaissance man Henry Rollins praises Motown and founder and Chairman Berry Gordy. | 20 7 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Anatomy Of A Hit: Brick House | OWWW! The Commodores' Walter "Clyde" Orange breaks down their big hit "Brick House," from concept to the top of the charts. | 14 7 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Motown Elegance | Vibe magazine music editor Sean Fennessey discusses the elegance of Motown as well as his experience growing up with the sounds of Michael, Stevie, Smokey and Boyz II Men. | 7 7 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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It's all about the song! | Award-winning songwriter, and Motown fan, Diane Warren is featured. | 30 6 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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That Motown Swing | Saxophonist David Sanborn talks Junior Walker, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and more. | 15 6 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Funky jazz and the Motor City | Medeski, Martin and Wood, the funky acid-jazz trio with deep Motown influences, reflect on their personal Motor City music memories. | 9 6 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Anatomy Of A Hit: Love Hangover (Part 2) | Hip-hop pioneer Q-Tip celebrates his all-time favorite Motown track, Diana Ross' "Love Hangover." | 25 5 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Anatomy Of A Hit: Love Hangover (Part 1) | In a rare collaborative interview, longtime Motown composers Pam Sawyer and Marilyn McLeod discuss the creation of their mega-hit "Love Hangover." | 19 5 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Motown built to last! | Modern Soul sensation Raphael Saadiq reflects on his earliest Motown memories, favorites and working with the legendary Stevie Wonder. | 11 5 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Brotherly Fun | Listen to a rare and fun radio session from the early 70's featuring the original Jackson 5 - Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael. | 28 4 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listening with Garth Trinidad | We put KCRW DJ, programmer, music guru and Motown fan Garth Trinidad to the test in this special Motown "blindfold listening" episode. | 21 4 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Anatomy Of A Hit: I Want You | Marvin Gaye collaborator, the award-winning singer/songwriter Leon Ware, shares his stories and thoughts on the classic album and single, "I Want You." | 14 4 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Anatomy Of A Hit: Stubborn Kind Of Fellow | On this exclusive episode, we dial back to 1966 as Marvin Gaye sits down with Detroit radio DJ Scott Regan and breaks down his first big Motown hit, "Stubborn Kind Of Fellow." It's the first time this intimate, relaxed interview has been heard in more than 40 years. | 7 4 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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An intimate conversation with Marvin Gaye | During the 1960's, all of the stars of Motown talked to popular Detroit radio DJ Scott Regan, but none was more open than Marvin Gaye. On this exclusive episode, listen to a rare and intimate conversation between Scott and Marvin that covers everything from his early ambitions to Berry Gordy to his ultimate goal as an artist. | 31 3 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Musings on Marvin | The great American folk singer and guitarist Richie Havens shares his personal memories of the legendary artist Marvin Gaye. Marvin Gaye, would have celebrated his 70th birthday April 2. | 23 3 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Anatomy Of A Hit: Reach Out I'll Be There | Levi Stubbs and Lamont Dozier break down one of Motown’s biggest hits, the Four Tops’ worldwide smash “Reach Out I’ll Be There.” | 17 3 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Temptations | Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin and fellow Temps discuss their beginnings and illustrious musical career in a rare archival interview from the 1980s. | 10 3 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Vintage Stevie | In another rare archival interview, Stevie Wonder talks of his early days at Motown and the evolution of his music through the brilliant, then-new album Talking Book. | 3 3 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Anatomy Of A Hit: Shop Around | Smokey Robinson tells the amazing story about Motown’s — and his group the Miracles’ — first million-selling single. | 22 2 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The nation’s capitol, The Motortown Review and President Obama | The New York Times political columnist Frank Rich links Motown to the upheaval of the 1960s through personal recollections of the Motortown Review in his native Washington, D.C., while adding perspective on the 2008 election of President Barack Obama. | 18 2 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Four Tops | The late Levi Stubbs, in a rare interview from the Motown Archives, talks about what made the Four Tops tick. | 10 2 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Impressions of Motown | The multi-talented actor, musician, DJ, and producer shares his earliest impressions of Motown. | 2 2 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Tour of Hitsville U.S.A., May 1963 | On this rare interview Motown founder Berry Gordy and a Detroit radio host walk through Hitsville, on the cusp of the company’s runaway success. | 27 1 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Motown Reflections | Smokey Robinson talks about the early days of the label, Berry Gordy and the Motown sound. | 6 1 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 31 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
timeless evergreen music that is simply ageless
Wow, i never thought that all those years ago when i first heard the motown sound that i would be listening to podcasts celebrating the labels 50th birthday. Music genres come & go & on the most are quickly forgoten to make way for the next new wave of music. Motown however bucked a trend as it still seems to sound as young, fresh & exciting as it did all of those years ago. In fact if anything, it has matured with age like a fine wine but sadly its listeners have not faired quite so well with the same passage of time (speaking for myself at least obviously). What started off as the sound of young America has now become the sound of young, middle aged & elderly Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, Africa, Australia etc. Not only did the music break down race barriers, support the civil rights movement, become a soundtrack to the Vietnam war but it has now gone on to have legendary status & to be a truly global phenomenon. The motown 50 podcasts are essential listening if you have any interest in the legendary label. There is enough here to keep anyone interested with rare vintage artist interviews, a vintage interview with Berry Gordy, interviews with modern artists & producers commenting on how the label has influenced them in the work that they do. There are also some very interesting stories about how some of the songs we all know & love were brought to life by the writers in the first place. 5/5.
Motown Magic!
I'll keep this short & sweet as the wonderful previous review really says it all.
Fantastic informative series of Podcasts.
If you love or have any interest in Motown (& why wouldn't you!) then this is for you.
Essential listening, I'd give it 10 stars if I could!
5/5
Absolutely Amazing
This is a great Pocast for anyone that is interested in founding out more about Motown and how this amazing company was put together I have recommended it to many of my friends
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