Who has been the greatest Motown artist ever? - Page 2

yerself · 06-02-2009, 23:38

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Originally Posted by cashman

R.Dean.Taylor the first "White" artist to record on motown gotta be worth a mention

Did he ever get to see Jane?

Wynonie Harris · 06-02-2009, 23:38

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Originally Posted by cashman

R.Dean.Taylor the first "White" artist to record on motown gotta be worth a mention, "Lets Go Somewhere" is a great recording n that was a "B" side.

Strange thing about R.Dean Taylor..if you asked the yanks about his most famous records, they'd say "Gotta See Jane" and "Indiana Wants Me", but for us Brits it's "There's A Ghost In My House" and "Let's Go Somewhere", both huge at Wigan Casino.

There've been a few white artists on Motown. Chris Clark for instance...a very talented lady.

Caz · 06-02-2009, 23:44

I never went to Wigan Casino, and Indiana Wants me, and Gotta See Jane are the only ones I remember. Don't remember the others. What year were they out?

Wynonie Harris · 06-02-2009, 23:55

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Originally Posted by Caz

I never went to Wigan Casino, and Indiana Wants me, and Gotta See Jane are the only ones I remember. Don't remember the others. What year were they out?

Maybe I'm looking at it from the perspective of an old Northern Souler, then. They were made in the 60's, but hit the UK top twenty in 1974 or thereabouts.

Caz · 07-02-2009, 00:05

Ah, that's why. Just googled those 2 and listened to them, ghost in my house rings bells, but not the other one.

Cheers Wynonie

cashman · 07-02-2009, 00:08

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Originally Posted by Caz

I never went to Wigan Casino, and Indiana Wants me, and Gotta See Jane are the only ones I remember. Don't remember the others. What year were they out?

Ghost in my house got to No3 may 74 caz, lets go somewhere was the "Flip Side"

Mancie · 07-02-2009, 22:03

Cashy weren't allowed in the casino with his leathers on

it was a 500cc no go zone

... pretty obvious video

Wynonie Harris · 07-02-2009, 22:15

...and this was the flipside...an early protest song.

Mancie · 07-02-2009, 22:16

I know it's a Mowtown thread soz.. but remember the tune "Footsie" ? think it was 70's... who the hell were these people? don't recall this tune at the all nighters!

Wynonie Harris · 07-02-2009, 22:52

Ha ha ,yeah, that brings back the memories. There was a guy in the States called Simon Soussan who used to discover obscure 60's soul records and send them across for the Northern jocks to play. He found this instrumental backing track called "Footsee" by a pop group called the Chosen Few, sped it up, added some crowd noises and supplied a copy to Casino DJ Russ Winstanley. After a few plays it became a huge dancefloor filler. Enter the UK-based Pye record company who discovered that they had the British licensing rights to the same track. They then did the same thing - sped it up, added crowd noises (courtesy of Sheffield Wednesday fans I believe) and released it over here under the moniker Wigan's Chosen Few. It actually made the top twenty in 1974 and was featured on Top of the Pops, accompanied by some singlet and baggies-clad Casino-goers frantically spinning and backdropping. A million miles away from real soul music but good fun, nevertheless!