#motown revue

[mimi-0007]

[lisamarie-vee]

[kerbside-collection]

Motown Xmas - Fri 22/12/23 w our Good Foot Funk & Soul Revue

Join the collection in extended funk orchestra mode backing soul sistah Asabi Goodman

taking us through a whole night of Motown, New Orleans, Funk & Soul xmas classics,

alongside the Blowup Mod Radio funk 45s DJs. Doors 6:30pm. Free entry.

Felon’s Barrell Hall - Howard Smith Wharves, Brisbane.

Reserve your spot:

https://www.facebook.com/events/2199865250219634

[musicnewsweb]

ICYMI: Motown legends The Four Tops, The Temptations Revue & Tavares tour 6 UK cities - #TheFourTops #TheTemptationsRevue #Tavares http://dlvr.it/T5w5nw

[entertainmehub]

ICYMI: Motown legends The Four Tops, The Temptations Revue & Tavares tour 6 UK cities - #TheFourTops #TheTemptationsRevue #Tavares http://dlvr.it/T5w0Gy

[kickmag]

Jalen Ngonda Announces Debut Album & Drops Video For Come Around And Love Me

Jalen Ngonda starts summer with the '60s soul-styled single "Come Around And Love Me" from his forthcoming debut album. The Daptone Records artist released the video today vide that he stars in with his guitar. The Marvin Gaye influence is a warm throwback feeling that Ngonda confidently brings into the 21st century. He describes the tune in a press statement: 

"It was written in late 2021 as soon as it was possible to fly to the USA after lockdown I jumped on a plane and we got to work! The song is about taking a chance in spite of the surrounding doubts.”

The DC native who makes London his home, recorded "Come Around And Love Me" in Brooklyn with producers and arrangers Mike Buckley and Vincent Chiarito of Charles Bradley's Extraordinaires. Ngonda's proudly claims his love of Motown and classic soul and those sounds will be on his debut. The album is also named Come Around And Love Me and has a release date of September 8th. He is going on a tour of some European cities this summer more than 20 North American cities in the fall. Tickets are available for both tours.

   Tour Dates

09/05 - Asheville, NC @ Grey /Eagle

09/06 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West

09/07 - Durham, NC @ Motorco

09/08 - Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern

09/11 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair

09/12 - Philadelphia, PA @ MilkBoy

09/14 - Baltimore, MD @ 8x10

09/15 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat

09/16 - New York, NY @ Racket

09/18 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe

09/19 - Detroit, MI @ El Club

09/21 - Evanston, IL @ SPACE

09/24 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line

09/27 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall

09/28 - Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre

09/30 - Ft. Collins, CO @ The Armory

10/01 - Salt Lake City, UT @ State Room

10/03 - Boise, ID @ The Olympic

10/05 - Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou's

10/06 - Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre

10/07 - Portland, OR @ The Jack London Revue

10/09 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel

10/10 - Sacramento, CA @ Starlet Room

10/11 - San Luis Obispo, CA @ SLO Brew

10/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ Gold Diggers

10/15 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah

10/16 - Phoenix, AZ @ Last Exit

10/18 - Dallas, TX @ Deep Ellum Arts Collective 

10/19 - Austin, TX @ Empire Garage Control Room

10/20 - Houston, TX @ Axlerad

10/22 - Nashville, TN @ Basement East

11/01 - Glasgow, SCT @ King Tut’s

11/02 - Liverpool, UK @ Jimmy's

11/04 - Birmingham, UK @ O Institutes

11/06 - Bristol, UK @ Exchange

11/07 - London, UK @ Jazz Cafe

11/08 - Rotterdam, NL @ Bird

11/09 - Paris, FR @ Cafe De La Danse

[criticalbennifer]

Jennifer Lopez’s Motown tribute on the Grammys: What was that insulting foolishness?

Sunday night’s performance was a slap in the face to history — in particular black women’s, who were the backbone of many of Motown’s greatest musical contributions.

Elizabeth Wellington

February 11, 2019

This is hard for me to write because when it comes right down to it, I’m a fan of Jennifer Lopez going back to her days as an In Living Color fly girl.

In fact, when it was announced earlier this month that J. Lo was going to lead the Grammy tribute to Motown, I defended the choice. Lopez, I surmised, had every right to honor the legendary Detroit record label’s 60th anniversary. It was the soundtrack of her youth, just like it was mine.

But the rest of the world — including my mom who lived through Motown’s heyday — wasn’t having it.

Now, I see why.

Sunday night’s performance was a slap in the face to history — in particular black women’s, who were the backbone of many of Motown’s greatest musical contributions. And I know the Grammy’s know better because Miley Cyrus’ rendition of “Jolene” with her godmother Dolly Parton for Parton’s own tribute was just the perfect touch. In contrast, Lopez in all of her J. Lo glory gyrated in wanna be Beyoncé style in several places where we all know she shouldn’t have. Berry Gordy’s Motown was all about showcasing black people’s decorum during an era when it was believed they didn’t have any, so this whole hot mama business was a total mess.

But that performance reeking of poor taste was just the beginning: Lopez’s voice faltered terribly in her tired rendition of Martha and the Vandellas’ “Dancing in the Street” and The Marvelettes’ "Mr. Postman.” When she erroneously channeled “Proud Mary” Tina Turner for her rendition of Barrett Strong’s chart topper, “Money (That’s What I Want),” I cringed. (Even though Gordy wrote “Money,” Turner was never on Motown. In fact she recorded that song with her husband, Ike, on Liberty Records in 1971 in direct competition with Motown.)

Lopez’s followed that foolishness up with The Contours’ “Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)” and a snippet of the Jackson Five’s beloved “ABC” in booty shaking tackiness that was more Vegas revue rather than classy Motown choreography. I so wish that she had left The Temptation’s “Papa was a Rolling Stone" all the way alone. And if it wasn’t for Neyo standing in for Stevie Wonder on “Another Star” I think I may have jumped through my television and kicked her off the stage myself.

To quote Russell from Fat Albert, the entire performance was the epitome of N.C. — No class.

I’m not saying that J. Lo shouldn’t have been a part of the celebration, there was no doubt she was inspired by the music. Like Smokey Robinson said in his defense of the performance, Motown music was made for everyone. But we shouldn’t ignore that the label was created back in 1959 because white-owned record labels were slow to let black people record their music. Motown turned black women, like Diana Ross, into stars. Black women were seen as more than mammy’s and cleaning ladies. We were glamorous and sexy and well-dressed without being Venus Hottentots.

To completely leave out black women in this tribute — especially with Janelle Monae and Ella Mai, the British singer who won a Grammy for best R & B song Sunday night for her 2018 summer hit “Boo’d Up” were in the audience and Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson and Jill Scott presumably still breathing — the Grammys effectively erased black women from our own history. That was way beyond problematic. It was a stone cold mess.

[damnrightshow]

Late to post, play again and check playlist. Damn Right Show is on. Here is Wednesday Freestyle Funk Selection episode. Take a listen.

1. "Take Me A Little While" THE REVUES (COSA)

2. "Circles" DURAND JONES & THE INDICATIONS (Colemine)

3. "Let's Get Together" JOHNNY BENAVIDEZ (Timmion)

4. "Spanish Harlem" GABRIELS (Parlophone)

5. "It's The Same Old Song" LAMONT DOZIER (WB)

6. "Spend Some Love" MARLENA SHAW (South Bay)

7. "Touch Me" MOTHER FREEDOM BAND (All Platinum)

8. "More Love" MARY LOVE (Luv N' Haight)

9. "Raise Me Up" SOPHIE LLOYD feat DAMES BROWN (Classic)

10. "Who I Am" WILL SESSIONS & AMP FIDDLER feat DAMES BROWN (Sessions Sounds)

11. "Force Of Will" BRIAN JACKSON (BBE)

12. "I Can See" JAZZANOVA (Sonar Kollektiv)

13. "The Pot Club" MYRON & E & THE SOUL INVESTIGATORS (Nite Club)

14. "Protect Me From Myself" QUINN HARRIS (M.L.E.)

15. "See And Don't See" MARY QUEENIE LYONS (DeLuxe)

16. "Let's Stay Together" LOVEMASTERS (North Broad St)

17. "The Street Will Love You To Death" LEON HAYWOOD (Columbia)

18. "Jos Vois" AARON (Traveller)

19. "Beatmaker" MATT BERRY feat EMMA NOBLE (Acid Jazz)

20. "Too Late" BLACK SUGAR (Lazarus Audio)

21. "Young Gifted And Brown" JOE BATAAN (Fania)

22. "Gonna Make You Mine" ANGLO SAXON BROWN (Atlantic)

23. "Where Love Lives" ANNA ROSS with SNOWBOY (Soul Jazz)

24. "I Just Gotta Have You" KASHIF (Arista)

25. "The Thrill is Gone" SIDE EFFECT (Elektra)

26. "How Can I Forget" MARVIN GAYE (Tamla)

27. "Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)" THE TEMPTATIONS (Gordy)

28. "Remember Who you Are" BREAKESTRA (Stones Throw)

29. "Falling in Love" BOBBY OROZA (Big Crown)

30. "Feeling The Magic" JOHNNY BRISTOL (MGM)

31. "Good Good Times" DAVID RUFFIN (Motown)

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[mimi-0007]

Beautiful and talented Mary Wells.

[lisamarie-vee]

[kerbside-collection]

★A Motown Xmas★

It's getting to that time of year again - end of December, and as usual we'll be expanding into extended funk orchestra mode as The Good Foot Funk & Soul Revue, backing Soul Brother Chang Po Ching for a special presentation of classic Motown and New Orleans funk & soul with a xmas sprinkling - hits from the likes of Donnie Hathaway, Sam Cooke, Stevie Wonder, Otis Reading, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, James Brown etc. Friday 23rd December - Presented by Howard Smith Wharves @ The Barrel Hall, (If you're in Brisbane - come down). Free entry & family friendly. Reserve your table here:

[brn1029]

Here’s what went down in music on this date….

June 29th

1961 - Del Shannon

Del Shannon was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Runaway.' His only UK No.1 and the first of 14 UK Top 40 hits.

1964 - The Beatles

Touring Australia The Beatles played two shows at the Festival Hall, Brisbane. Over 8,000 fans had waited until after midnight to greet the group as they landed at Brisbane Airport.

1967 - Keith Richards

Rolling Stone Keith Richards was found guilty of allowing his house to be used for the illegal smoking of cannabis. He was sentenced to one year in jail and a £500 ($850) fine, (prison number 5855). Mick Jagger was also fined £100 ($170) and given three months in jail on drug charges. Jagger and Richards were both released and granted bail of £7,000 the following day.

1969 - Shorty Long

American soul singer Shorty Long drowned aged 29 after his boat capsized on the Detroit River in Michigan. Had the 1968 US No.8 single 'Here Comes The Judge.' He acted as an MC for many of the Motown Revue shows and tours.

1974 - Charles Aznavour

Charles Aznavour was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'She', the French singers only UK No.1. At the time it made Aznavour the oldest living male chart-topper in the UK charts (at fifty years old).

1979 - Lowell George

American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, Lowell George died of a heart attack. The Little Feat front man was found dead at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. George joined Zappa's Mothers of Invention as rhythm guitarist in 1968, played guitar on John Cale's 1973 album Paris 1919, Harry Nilsson's Son of Schmilsson album and Jackson Browne's The Pretender.

1985 - David Bowie

David Bowie and Mick Jagger recorded a version of the Martha Reeves and the Vandellas 1964 hit 'Dancing In The Street' for the forthcoming Live Aid fundraising event. The single went on to become a No.1 UK hit. The original plan was to perform a track together live, with Bowie performing at Wembley Stadium and Jagger at John F. Kennedy Stadium, until it was realised that the satellite link-up would cause a half-second delay that would make this impossible unless either Bowie or Jagger mimed their contribution, something neither artist was willing to do.

1985 - John Lennon

John Lennon's 1965 Rolls-Royce Phantom V limousine, with psychedelic paintwork, sold for a record sum of $3,006,385, (£1,768,462) at a Sotheby's auction in New York.

1991 - Jason Donovan

Jason Donovan had his third UK No.1 single with 'Any Dream Will Do' a song written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice for the 1968 musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Donovan was playing the lead role in a new London production of the musical.

2002 - Rosemary Clooney

American singer and actress Rosemary Clooney died of lung cancer. Had the 1954 UK No.1 single 'This Ole House' appeared in the 1954 movie White Christmas with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. Her nephew, George Clooney was a pallbearer at her funeral.

2016 - Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie filed for divorce from her fourth husband, Michael Lockwood, just months after the couple celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary last January. Lisa Marie had previously been wed to Danny Keough from 1988 until 1994, Michael Jackson from 1994 to 1999 and to actor Nicolas Cage from 2002 to 2004.

2019 - Steven Adler

Former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler was taken to hospital after stabbing himself. The musician, who was sacked from the rock group in 1990 over drink and drug issues, was taken to a Los Angeles hospital after paramedics were called to his home for what was reported to be a self-inflicted injury.

2020 - Benny Mardones

American singer and songwriter Benny Mardones died age 73. He scored the hit single 'Into the Night,' which hit the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart twice, in 1980 and again in 1989.

[musicnewsweb]

Motown legends The Four Tops, The Temptations Revue & Tavares tour 6 UK cities - #TheFourTops #TheTemptationsRevue #Tavares http://dlvr.it/T5s0BG

[entertainmehub]

Motown legends The Four Tops, The Temptations Revue & Tavares tour 6 UK cities - #TheFourTops #TheTemptationsRevue #Tavares http://dlvr.it/T5s0B4

[kccproductions]

The Motowners were founded in 2005 to bring the legendary and loved music to fans everywhere. Their unique and family-friendly show is still a favorite and their classic group sound and approach never loses its universal appeal. The group has toured extensively to perform classic R&B, Dance, and Soul music for outdoor events, concert halls, nightclubs, casinos, and adult communities. The Motowners Tribute Band & Revue is simply engaging with timeless music that will never go out of style. At the Pompano Beach Cultural Center, 8 PM, 50 W Atlantic Bvd.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlZWM-YEnkY

Tickets: $45 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pompano-beach-arts-music-series-tickets-234485611777