CANDY From the ref o ree records story, from Amazon comments: If you’re a collector of obscure, hard-to-fine vintage Soul/R&B then this 2007 release from Bluesland Productions will provide 25 of the most difficult to find in a quality CD … Continue reading →
LONDON AMERICAN LABEL Paul Gayton: The Hunch / Hot Cross Buns HLM 8998 – Nov 1959 Paul Gayton Was Issued On A 78 As Well As A 45 first on Anna US Berry gordy’s sister label pre-dating Motown Barrett … Continue reading →
Jerryo, Radio Station DJ and the guy with a huge hit at Manchester’s Twisted Wheel with Karate Boo-Ga-Loo, started his own record label of course named JERRYO. The best release on JERRYO was by MUTT & JEFFO a name … Continue reading →
Shrine Records, the label that was allegedly torpedoed by Berry Gordy was started by Berry’s ex wife ‘Miss RAY’ and her new husband Eddie Singleton. To finance the new venture in 1964, Raymona (Berry’s Ex wife) AKA ‘Mother Motown’ pressed … Continue reading →
Ahmet Ertegun – Atlantic Records Ahmet Ertegun was the founder of Atlantic Records. The son of a Turkish diplomat, his musical tastes ranged from Jazz to Soul, from Ray Charles to Led Zeppelin. He is reported to have started Atlantic … Continue reading →
Allegedly; Berry Gordy the founder and owner of Motown was not always Mr Nice guy At the MOTOWN MUSEUM 2648 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan USA You won’t find here @ The Motown Museum, any of this, even if he did … Continue reading →
‘RAY‘ AKA ‘Mother Motown‘. Berry Gordy’s second wife and member of the RAYBER Singers a backing group that sang on the first record Label that Berry Gordy with Raymona formed in the late 1950’s: RAYBER from their respective names. I … Continue reading →
The Action record label was devoted to Soul music. Based in Blackpool. GRAB YOUR CLOTHES – Minnie Epperson SAY YOU’LL NEVER – Alice Clarke GIVE ME ONE MORE CHANCE – Wilmer And The Dukes SHE SHOT A HOLE IN MY … Continue reading →
Esther Gordy Edwards Esther Gordy Edwards was Berry Gordy’s eldest Sister and part of ‘Berry Gordy’s Sisters’. She managed the administration at Motown. Esther also organised the Motown Tours of the USA, England and Japan in 1965. In England the … Continue reading →