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♫ Dancing In The Street ♫ (Redux)
♫ Dancing In The Street ♫ (Redux)
When rawgod mentioned this one tonight, it immediately began playing in my head and, since I was pondering what to do for a music post, I seized upon it! Hope you guys like it!
I hope you’re in the mood for a bit of something upbeat tonight, for I am greatly in need of what I think of as ‘happy music’, which often leads me to Motown, and tonight is no exception.
This song was written by Motown…
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#Civil Rights era#H. Rap Brown#inner-city riots#Ivy Jo Hunter#Martha & the Vandellas#Martha Reeves#Marvin Gaye#Motown#music trivia#William "Mickey" Stevenson
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Martha and the Vandellas - Heat Wave (1963)
Martha and the Vandellas - Heat Wave (1963)
Holland–Dozier–Holland
(Brian Holland | Lamont Dozier | Edward Holland)
from:
"Heat Wave" / "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)" (Single)
"Heat Wave" (LP)
Soul | Motown | R&B | Pop
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Personnel:
Martha Reeves: Lead Vocals
Rosalind Ashford: Backing Vocals
Annette Beard: Backing Vocals
Studio Musicians:
The Funk Brothers:
Joe Hunter: Piano
Robert White: Guitar
Eddie Willis: Guitar
Andrew “Mike” Terry: Saxophone Solo
James Jamerson: Double Bass
Richard “Pistol” Allen: Drums
Produced by Brian Holland / Lamont Dozier /
William "Mickey" Stevenson
Recorded:
@ Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A)
in Detroit, Michigan USA
on June 20, 1963
Single Released:
on July 9, 1963
Album Released:
on September 30, 1963
Gordy Records
#Martha and the Vandellas#Holland–Dozier–Holland#Heat Wave#Motown#Gordy Records#The Funk Brothers#Soul#R&B#1960's#Mickey Stevenson#James Jamerson#Richard “Pistol” Allen#Joe Hunter
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🎶 After leaving Motown in 1967, Kim Weston signed with MGM. As well as song recording she also appeared in stage musicals, toured with Harry Belafonte and appeared on TV. (Her then husband William ‘Mickey’ Stevenson is on the left in the 2nd picture)
1964: Motown's biggest selling single 'Dancing In The Street' (created by William Stevenson, Marvin Gaye, and Ivy Jo Hunter) was originally written for Kim but given to Martha & The Vandellas when 'Heatwave' became a big hit.
#mias playground#celebs#music#acting#kim weston#ex motown#mgm#black history#black history month#black excellence#black tumblr
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Martha Rose Reeves (born July 18, 1941) is an R&B and pop singer and former politician and is the lead singer of the Motown girl group Martha Reeves and the Vandellas. They scored over a dozen hit singles, including "Come and Get These Memories", "Nowhere to Run", "Heat Wave", "Jimmy Mack", and their signature "Dancing In The Street". She served as an elected councilwoman for the city of Detroit. She joined the Fascinations but left the group before they became a recording act. 1957 was her first association with Rosalind Ashford, Gloria Williams, and Annette Beard in a group then known as The Del-Phis. She made ends meet working several jobs by day and worked as a singer during nighttime hours singing jazz and blues standards at some of Detroit's respected nightclubs. Singing at the 20 Grand, She was spotted by Motown A&R director Mickey Stevenson, she used the stage name Martha Lavaille. Stevenson asked her to answer phones while he took care of other business. When Mary Wells couldn't make a session, she stepped up to the mic and called in the Del-Phis. With "I'll Have to Let Him Go", Martha and the Vandellas were born. The single became a hit. Martha and the Vandellas backed Gaye on his first three singles, his first album, and on stage—even after they had hits. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #sigmagammarho https://www.instagram.com/p/CgJpyk0u3OYrP57n5XvFrAhIAID7MYGtx-N9S40/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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The Temptations- The Temptin' Temptations
(Motown Sound, Soul)
Released: November 1, 1965 [Gordy Records]
Producer(s): Smokey Robinson, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter, Norman Whitfield
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Martha Reeves receives long overdue star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Motown legend Martha Reeves, the lead singer of the popular group Martha and the Vandellas, got a long overdue honor on Wednesday. The singer received the 2,776th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Reeves is known for hits like “Dancing in the Street,” “Nowhere to Run,” “Quick Sand,” “(Love is Like a) Heatwave,” “Jimmy Mack” and more.
Motown founder Berry Gordy attended the ceremony alongside the record label’s stars like Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson. Former Motown songwriter and record producer William “Mickey” Stevenson was also in attendance, he first hired Reeves as a secretary long ago.

Upon receiving the honor, Reeves took a moment to reflect on how music helped to break down barriers during segregation.
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This is a continuation to a project I am working on for my podcast.
Here is the List 1 of Disney movies that are based on books, stories, or real life people. List 2.
The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen
Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
Cinderella by Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle
The 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith
Dumbo The Flying Elephant by Helen Aberson-Mayer, Hardold Pearl
Little Snow-White by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Peter Pan by James Matthew Barrie
Anastasia (real life)
Princess Tiana (real life)
Aladdin (The Arabian Nights)
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Tangled (Rapunzel by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm)
Pocahontas (real life)
The Fox and The Hound by Daniel P. Mannix
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie LePrince de Beaumont
The Color of Friendship (real life)
Frozen (The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen)
Sleeping Beauty by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Bambi, a Life in the Woods by Felix Salten
The Princess and the Frog (The Frog-Prince by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm)
Mary Poppins Book Series by P.L. Travers
Oliver and Company (Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens)
The Black Cauldron (The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander)
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
The Princess Diaries Book Series by Meg Cabot
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Holes by Louis Sachar
The Chronicles of Narnia Book Series by C.S. Lewis
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
A Wrinkle in Time by by Madeleine L'Engle
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Book Series by Rick Riordan
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst; Ray Cruz (Illustrator)
Artemis Fowl Book Series by Eoin Colfer
Upside-Down Magic Book Series by Sarah Mlynowski
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Mickey's Christmas Carol (A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens)
White Fang by Jack London
Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century Book Series by Marilyn Sadler
Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Zapped (Boys Are Dogs by Leslie Margolis)
Google Search: disney movies that are based on books
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In The Rock 6/19/1964: Martha and the Vandellas hit the studio at Hitsville U.S.A. in Detroit, Michigan to record “Dancing in the Street”, penned by Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter; the song will dominate charts on both sides of the pond. #Motown #MarthaReeves #RockHonorRoll
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'Dancing In The Street': Martha And The Vandellas' Perfect Dance Record
‘Dancing In The Street’: Martha And The Vandellas’ Perfect Dance Record
19 June 1964, Martha and the Vandellas recored one of Motown’s signature songs ‘Dancing in the Street’ at Hitsville U.S.A. in Detroit, Michigan. Written by Marvin Gaye, William “Mickey” Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter the song reached No.2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No.4 in the UK. Many artists have covered the song including, the Mamas & the Papas, David Bowie and Mick Jagger, The Kinks,…
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Pharrell Williams, Mariah Carey, Isley Brothers to be Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in June
Pharrell Williams, Mariah Carey, Isley Brothers to be Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in June
Third time is the charm. The twice-pandemic delayed Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala will take place on June 16, 2022, at the Marriott Marquis New York’s Times Square, according to Variety.com.
Originally set for June 10, 2020, the June 16 ceremony will celebrate previously announced songwriters Mariah Carey, Pharrell Williams / Chad Hugo (the Neptunes), Ernie Isley / Marvin…
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#Abe Olman Publisher Award#Annie Lennox#Chad Hugo#Chris Jasper#Dave Stewart#Ernie Isley#Isley Brothers#Jody Gerson#Johnny Mercer Award#Mariah Carey#New York#Paul Williams#Pharrell Williams#Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala#Steve Miller#William “Mickey” Stevenson
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♫ Dancing In The Street ♫ (Redux)
I was in the mood for something really upbeat, something that would get the old arthritic toes tapping and bring a smile to the wrinkled old face! And while several filled that bill, I liked this one best for the moment! Yes, I’ve played it a few times before, as recently as last year, in fact, but … it still fills the bill tonight! So, sit back, listen, and enjoy! Maybe even let your toes…
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#Civil Rights era#H. Rap Brown#inner-city riots#Ivy Jo Hunter#Martha & the Vandellas#Martha Reeves#Marvin Gaye#Motown#music trivia#William "Mickey" Stevenson
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Martha and the Vandellas - Heat Wave (Mono) (1963)
Holland–Dozier–Holland
from:
"Heat Wave" / "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)" (Single)
"Heat Wave" (LP)
Soul | Motown R&B | Pop
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(left click = play)
(320kbps)
Personnel:
Martha Reeves: Lead Vocals
Rosalind Ashford: Backing Vocals
Annette Beard: Backing Vocals
Studio Musicans:
The Funk Brothers:
Joe Hunter: Piano
Robert White: Guitar
Eddie Willis: Guitar
Andrew “Mike” Terry: Saxophone Solo
James Jamerson: Double Bass
Richard “Pistol” Allen: Drums
Produced by Brian Holland / Lamont Dozier / William "Mickey" Stevenson
Recorded:
@ Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A)
in Detroit, Michigan USA
on June 20, 1963
Single Released:
on July 9, 1963
Album Released:
on September 30, 1963
Gordy Records
#Motown#Gordy Records#Gordy#The Funk Brothers#Holland–Dozier–Holland#Heat Wave#James Jamerson#Martha and the Vandellas#1960's#Martha Reeves#Rosalind Ashford#Annette Beard
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My interview with Parker Stevenson about “Probe” on ABC in 1988:
Parker Stevenson and Ashley Crow, in a promotional photo for Probe on ABC in 1988.
Probe is one of the best short-lived genre TV series you've never heard of.
It ran for seven episodes, from March 7 through April 14 of 1988, on ABC.
It was the joint creation of legendary science fiction author Isaac Asimov and William Link, the latter of whom also co-created (with Richard Levinson) such critically and commercially successful mysteries as Columbo and Murder, She Wrote.
It costarred Parker Stevenson of The Hardy Boys as eccentric scientist Austin James, and Ashley Crow — who would later play Sandra Bennet on NBC’s Heroes — as his exasperated secretary, and potential love interest, Michelle “Mickey” Castle.
And it remains Stevenson’s favorite, of all the shows he’s worked on, so back in 2015, I decided to contact him about it. In spite of his hectic schedule, as both an actor and a professional photographer, he was gracious enough to answer my questions via email.
Q: I recall you saying in an interview at the time that you’d decided you were done with series television, until Probe changed your mind. Given that stance, how did you come to be involved in this show?
A: Having recently worked for ABC and Universal on The Hardy Boys, they came back to me with the offer for Isaac Asimov’s Probe. The chance to be in an ongoing TV series overseen by Isaac Asimov was too hard to resist. In truth, I was lucky to get the offer.
Q: In another interview, I believe you alluded to becoming a more avid reader as you got older. Were you already acquainted with Isaac Asimov’s works by the time you started working on this show? Likewise, were you a fan of any of William Link’s other shows, such as Columbo?
A: I knew of [Asimov] as one of the great minds of the 20th Century, but had read little of his actual writings. That changed when I committed to being on the show. I was very aware of William Link’s other shows. He was a major force in TV programming at the time. But it was Michael Wagner who I worked the most closely with. He was a really gifted writer, and I hoped to continue working with Michael after Probe ended, but he died too early, and that was a great loss.
Q: You’ve mentioned identifying with the character of Austin James to a certain extent. Which of his traits were you able to connect with most easily, and which did you find the most fun to portray?
A: Too much of Austin James was me, which isn’t exactly a good thing. What made it easy but uncomfortable to play him is that I have the same degree of limited attention span, obsession with “why,” idiosyncrasy, and I’m mostly a loner. I also talk way too fast.
Q: Your onscreen partner was Ashley Crow as Mickey Castle, and your characters had a very casual yet engaging chemistry. What was it like working with her?
A: Ashley was relatively new to series television, and she was a breath of fresh air, which I’m sure is why she was cast. It was easy, easy, so easy working with her, and that’s not always the case.
Q: You’ve alluded in several interviews to staying in touch with your Hardy Boys costar Shaun Cassidy. Given your expressed fondness for Probe, are there any members of its cast or crew that you’ve remained in contact with?
A: Yes, I have gotten to see the director of the pilot, Alan Levy, sporadically over the years, and the director Rob Bowman, who I worked with many times on Baywatch, and who went on to work on The X-Files and, more recently, Castle. Both are talented filmmakers and good men.
Q: Like many television shows in the 1980s, Probe had a bit of a “ship-tease” between its male and female leads. Do you know if there were any plans to go any further in hinting at a possible romance between Austin and Mickey? Furthermore, what would have been your preference for how their relationship would have been handled?
A: No one ever mentioned consummating any relationship between Austin or Mickey, but it would have been a mistake, as it was at the time on Remington Steele. The effort to create some quick ratings numbers never plays out in the end, when the relationship loses its flirtatious energy.
Q: Probe tackled a number of heady topics and concepts, from artificial intelligence to the morality of animal experimentation. Were there any scientific subjects that you might have enjoyed seeing featured in an episode of the show?
A: I always thought Asimov’s perspective on the question of how societal pressures and conventions and/or the advertising industry’s marketing affect our choices, thinking and behavior would have been really interesting to see play out.
Q: Which are your most and least favorite episodes of the show, both to work on and to watch later on?
A: My favorite episode on Probe was one called “Metamorphic Anthropoidic Prototype Over You.” It starred an orangutan named Sunshine. I swear she was smarter than all of us put together. I loved the season of episodes we made because they were all so different, each from each other, and from any other show on at the time.
Q: If I remember correctly, you touted the long hours you put in on set, something like 10 hours at a stretch on some days. Were those typical hours for a TV show at the time, or were there specific demands to producing Probe that forced you to burn the midnight oil? Moreover, what were the biggest challenges to producing a show like Probe?
A: 10 hours a day was standard, but 12, 14, 16 and even 18 often occurred, especially on Fridays, when the union specified turnaround could be protected. That is all fine if you love what you are doing. What was unusual at the time was the fact that the show was filmed on location in Phoenix to save money. I guess it was the start of what would be called “runaway” production leaving the state of California.
Q: Given the number of 1980s entertainment franchises that have been successfully revived, do you know if anyone has considered bringing back Probe? The dynamic between Austin and Mickey seems to have inspired Mulder and Scully on The X-Files, which has itself influenced countless other shows.
A: I haven’t heard any talk about resurrecting Probe, but if it was, I would beg to be part of it.
Q: What fates do you imagine might have befallen the show’s characters by now, 27 years later?
A: Mickey would most likely be happily married with grown kids and living in Connecticut, while Austin would probably be in hiding like Howard Hughes in the desert somewhere.
Q: Are there any questions that I haven’t asked that you’d like to answer? In short, is there anything that I’ve left out here?
A: Why was working on Probe so fun? Because it was ahead of its time and smarter than the average show.
My thanks again to Parker Stevenson for sharing his informative insights on a show that surely deserved more of a chance.
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Info Dump Time!
So it has come to my attention that the slasher fandom has recently been introduced to Ice Nine Kills, my favorite band (aside from Rammstein, of course). So if you are really wanting to get into them but have no clue where to start, look no further! As I am about to impart my knowledge onto all of you lovely people!
So Ice Nine Kills is an American Rock band from Boston, Massachusetts (but they like to say they’re from Salem). The band was formed in 2002 by high school friends Spencer Charnas and Jeremy Schwartz, though today the only surviving member of the original band is Spencer.
(more under the cut)
The current members are:
Spencer Charnas - lead vocals (main stage character: Freddy Kruger, Jason Vorhees)
Ricky Armellino - rhythm guitar, co-vocals (the extra screaming voice in most songs lol) (main stage character: Georgie)
Patrick Galante - drums (main stage character: Jigsaw)
Joe Occhiuti - bass, keyboard (Main stage character: Eric Draven)
Dan Sugarman - lead guitar, backing vocals (Main stage character: Leatherface)
Justin “JD” DeBlieck is also technically a current member but he's been on hiatus from the band since Warped Tour 2018. His role in the band has been filled in by Ricky since then.
Their original sound was more ska-punk but have, since their first official album, have changed their sound to metalcore, or as Spencer calls it, theatricore.
Their discography is as follows:
Last Chance To Make Amends - 2006 (not currently on spotify and the only one I haven’t heard)
The Burning - 2007
2 Song Acoustic - 2009
Safe Is Just A Shadow - 2010
The Predator - 2013
The Predator Becomes The Prey - 2014
Every Trick In The Book - 2015
The Silver Scream - 2018
Other notable releases:
They’ve been featured on Punk Goes Pop three times and Punk Goes 90s once. They covered Adele’s Someone Like You on Vol. 5, Maroon 5’s Animals on Vol. 6, Taylor Swift’s I Don’t Want To Live Forever on Vol. 7, and Green Day’s Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) on Punk Goes 90’s Vol. 2 (also, side note, Motionless In White covered Rammstein’s Du Hast on that record and it is *chef kiss* horrible. Awful. Listen to it if you wanna ruin your ears. Chris Motionless does not know a lick of German and it shows)
In 2017 they released a re-recorded version of Safe Is Just A Shadow which I personally prefer over the original because it is a much cleaner record. I also like that it only features Spencer’s vocals which I find sounds much better than the mix of his and former bassist Shane Bisnett’s vocals.
Last year, they released a deluxe version of The Silver Scream which includes the new track Your Number’s Up, a cover of Michael Jackson’s Thriller, and acoustic versions of A Grave Mistake, Stabbing In The Dark, SAVAGES, and Thank God It’s Friday (personally I only really like the acoustic of A Grave Mistake)
Their two most recent albums, Every Trick In The Book and The Silver Scream follow a similar format where every song on them follows a similar theme, ETITB being all based on classic novels and TSS being all based on slasher movies (with the exception of Thriller).
The songs and what they’re based on are as follows:
The Nature Of The Beast - Animal Farm by George Orwell
Communion Of The Cursed - The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Bloodbath & Beyond - Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Plot Sickens - Alive: The Story of The Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read
Star-Crossed Enemies - Romeo And Juliet by William Shakespeare (the analyst in me really loves this song because it implies that Romeo and Juliet knew that they were only characters in a play but died together anyway because they knew they couldn’t escape their fate)
Me, Myself, & Hyde - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Alice - Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
The People In The Attic - The Diary Of A Young Girl by Anne Frank (this song features Spencer doing a very unconvincing German accent which, outside of the context of the song, is very funny)
Tess-Timony - Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Hell In The Hallways - Carrie by Stephen King
The American Nightmare - A Nightmare On Elm Street
Thank God It’s Friday - Friday The 13th
Stabbing In The Dark - Halloween
SAVAGES - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Jig Is Up - Saw
A Grave Mistake - The Crow
Rocking The Boat - Jaws (fun fact! This song features Jeremy Schwartz, the other founding member of the band and the lyrics contain the names of 5 of their 6 albums, excluding The Silver Scream)
Enjoy Your Slay - The Shining (another fun fact! In 2016 they put a vote to their fans to pick what piece of media the song they were working on would be based on, either The Shining or Psycho, I voted for Psycho because they already had a song based on a Stephen King story)
Freak Flag - The Devil’s Rejects
The World In My Hands - Edward Scissor-Hands
Merry Axe-Mas - Silent Night, Deadly Night
Love Bites - An American Werewolf In London
IT Is The End - It (including this one they have 3 songs based on Stephen King stories! His influence, ugh)
Your Number’s Up - Scream
More fun facts!
Aside from INK, Spencer also has a clothing company, Kleaver Klothing, which if they haven’t moved sites again, is at salem666.com
Last Year on their Summer tour they were supposed to play a show at a venue in Orlando, Florida that is on the grounds of Disney World. At the last minute Disney canceled their show because they’re performance was deemed “too violent” for a family park, despite the show already being 18+. In retaliation, the band released a series of limited edition merchandise featuring classic Disney characters as slasher villains, most notably Mickey Mouse as Freddy Kruger. They literally all sold out. I really should have got one when I had the chance
I own more pieces of Ice Nine Kills merch than literally any other piece of media I have ever consumed, including:
3 t shirts
2 tank tops
1 Letterman jacket
1 CD
2 vinyls
1 Kleaver t shirt (that I’m wearing right now)
1 poster
And a red balloon and paper boat from the IT Is The End music video promotion, (the boat is currently serving as a jewelry dish on my vanity)
I’ve seen them twice, Warped Tour 2016 and Warped Tour 2018, both times I met Spencer after the set and despite the whole scary act the band puts on during the shows, he’s very genuine and always really sweet to his fans. Enjoy these fetus pictures of me meeting him at 14 and 16 y/o
The lyric sheet for The Silver Scream is formatted like a spec script with action lines, scene headings, and inter-scene cuts, which screenwriting student me really, really enjoys
I got distracted while writing this because Patrick went live on Instagram, oops. He was setting up his new kit for the show tonight, it looks really cool, they’re painted to look like popcorn buckets
So that’s about it! Thank you for reading and enjoy the music!
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Smokey Robinson and The Miracles- Going to a Go-Go
(Motown Sound)
Released: November 1, 1965 [Tamla Records]
Producer(s): Smokey Robinson, Frank Wilson, William "Mickey" Stevenson
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