MOTOWN ARTICLES
Welcome to "Motown Articles" - the main feature on "The Motown Vault." The articles provided here are based on direct interviews with those who made Motown possible. (Many articles are currently being worked on and will be available soon). The "Motown Articles" page is on-going and will continue to grow in time, so stay tuned. If you have any questions, email [email protected], and thank you for visiting.
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CLARENCE MCDONALD
Clarence McDonald: Instrumental Flashbacks of a Los Angeles Musician
"The industry was not focused on super stars or super musicians. There were just a lot of talented people trying to create something worthwhile, and when you had those people together, magic happened - Clarence McDonald
TONY NEWTON
Motown Funk Brother Revisits Musical Roots
"Smokey wrote 'My Girl' on the piano... He wrote the song while at the Apollo Theater and then presented it to The Temptations there, and said, 'We're going to record this when we get home.'" - Tony Newton
RUSS TERRANA
Russ Terrana: Reflections Of Motown
"When I was a little kid, my dad would play these records and tell us these stories. He would play these classical records, and music was very visual to me. The challenge of it and the love of it to make it what it can become is what I love..." - Russ Terrana
Stay tuned for more articles to come.
CLARENCE MCDONALD
Clarence McDonald: Instrumental Flashbacks of a Los Angeles Musician
"The industry was not focused on super stars or super musicians. There were just a lot of talented people trying to create something worthwhile, and when you had those people together, magic happened - Clarence McDonald
TONY NEWTON
Motown Funk Brother Revisits Musical Roots
"Smokey wrote 'My Girl' on the piano... He wrote the song while at the Apollo Theater and then presented it to The Temptations there, and said, 'We're going to record this when we get home.'" - Tony Newton
RUSS TERRANA
Russ Terrana: Reflections Of Motown
"When I was a little kid, my dad would play these records and tell us these stories. He would play these classical records, and music was very visual to me. The challenge of it and the love of it to make it what it can become is what I love..." - Russ Terrana
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