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Motown: The Sound of Young America: This course covers the golden age of 1960-73. It will concentrate on the people who started, nurtured, and established the label as the driving force behind American in that period. The course will do this through several media: lectures, photographs, recorded music, film clips, question and answer sessions, and the use of live music. The instructor will play piano, and sing, and will choose appropriate examples from each genre.

Week-by-Week Course Outline and Syllabus Suggested reading and viewing for the course, suggested listening by week, plus audio playlist and video clips for each week which represent songs and performances specific to that week.

Reading: To Be Loved: The Music, the Magic, the Memories of Motown : An Autobiography by , 1994 , by Nelson George (1986) Motown: Music, Money, Sex, and Power by Gerald Posner (2005) Smokey: Inside My Life by , David Ritz (1989) Nowhere to Run, The Story of , by Gerri Hershey (1985) The Original Marvelettes: Motown's Mystery , by Marc Taylor, : A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success, and Betrayal Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of by Mark Ribowsky 2010 : The Tumultuous Life of Motown's First Superstar Between Each Line of Pain and Glory: My Life Story, by , 1998 Standing in the Shadows of Motown, an autobiography. The Life and Music of Legendary (1989) with CD, transcriptions of his bass parts

Viewing: Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, TV documentary 1983 The TAMI Show, 1964: the iconic, historic TV special. Dreamgirls, dir. by Bill Condon, 2006 Sparkle, dir. by Sam Osteen 2012 Get Ready: Definitive Performances by The Temptations 1965-1972 (DVD) The Five Heartbeats (1991) Director: Robert Townsend The Temptations, TV mini-series, 1998—very well done. Standing in the Shadows of Motown, dir. by Paul Justman (2002)

Week 1: The Outer Visionary; Berry Gordy and the origins of Motown; labels: Anna, (1959-61, “Money”) Tamla, (1959—original label) Miracle (1961)/Gordy (1962) and Motown. Mabel John, Marv Johnson, , 1st , purchase of Hitsville Listening: Please Mr. Postman - 1961 (Now That I Can Dance) - 1962 Money and Other Big Hits - Barrett Strong 1962

**playlist for week one: To Be Loved——1958, with lyrics Come to me—Marv Johnson--1959 Money—Barrett Strong, 1959 Bad Girl—--1959 Who wouldn’t love a man like that, Mabel John—1960 Bye, Bye baby—Mary Wells—1960 ——1962 Do You Love Me?—Contours—1962

**special video clips for week one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkd1c4T5HiE Deep Soul Up Rising Of Motown, part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnRfyVQS_iA “Documentary heaven” the Motown effect https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndRfTNIr1Gc --From biopic

Week 2: Smokey Robinson; force of nature: The man behind the music Listening: Hi... We're The Miracles - The Miracles I'll Try Something New - The Miracles (Tamla) The Fabulous Miracles - The Miracles (Tamla) The Miracles Doin' Mickey's Monkey - The Miracles Going to a Go-Go -The Miracles Smokey (1973)

**playlist for week two Going To A Go-Go You really got a hold on me Mickey’s Monkey Come On Do The Jerk Tracks of my tears , 1965 Tears of a Clown—1966, released 1970, The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage 1967 Being with you—1981

**special video clips for week two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA5509mcQd8 Shop around https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKQtWMETbfo You Really Got a Hold On me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwlGn7uORYg Mickey’s Monkey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCcNcHx2DpY My Girl (in the studio)

Week 3: The female groups: the Marvelettes, Supremes, Vandellas, Listening: The Marvelous Marvelettes - The Marvelettes (Tamla) 1963 Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes 1964 More Hits by The Supremes 1965 1966 Reflections 1968 Come and Get These Memories 1963 Heat Wave 1963 Greatest Hits 1966

**playlist for week three You Can’t Hurry Love Please Mr. Postman, Marvelettes Beechwood 4-5789 Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead Don’t mess with Bill Dancin in the Streets Come get these Memories Heat Wave Nowhere to run Where Did Our Love Go Stop in the name of love My World is Empty Love is like an itchin’ in my heart Love child

**special video clips for week three: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe9NGrEJQEE Deep Soul Up Rising Of Motown, part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPZ9gyBo3Io Deep Soul Up Rising Of Motown, part 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PycKSdKG_74 Come see about me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z14qfKkfUV0 My world is empty without you

Week 4: Their male counterparts: The Temptations, , The , and the All Stars Listening: Greatest Hits, the Temptations 1966 The Temptations Wish It Would Rain 1968 Cloud Nine 1969 Four Tops' Greatest Hits 1967 Reach Out 1967 Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance) Contours 1962 Shotgun, Junior Walker and the All Stars, 1965 This Old Heart of Mine, Isley Brothers, 1966

**playlist for week four Get Ready, Temptations/1965 Way you do the things you do , 1965 Ain’t too proud to beg, 1965 Beauty’s Only Skin Deep, 1965 I’m Losing You Live, 1967 , 1968 Papa was a , 1969 , 1964 play CD #10- 1965 I can’t help myself, 1965 Reach out 1966

Standing in the Shadows 1966 Shotgun, Jr. Walker

Roadrunner, Jr. Walker, 1966

**special video clips for week four: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjzBbYr4Eik The way you do the things you do, with , 1965 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK867ovW7AQ I’m Losing You Live, 1967, I Wish It Would Rain, 1968 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QKiEyHRv9c I can’t help myself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnhI_ECOAK4 Shotgun

Week 5: The great female singers: Mary Wells, , , , Gladys Knight Listening: Two Lovers and Other Great Hits - Mary Wells 1963 - Brenda Holloway 1965 Take Two - Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston 1966 United - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell 1967 Everybody Needs Love - Gladys Knight & Pips (Soul) 1967

**playlist for week five —Mary Wells Two lovers—Mary Wells , Mary Wells Every Little Bit Hurts, Brenda Holloway Love makes me do foolish things, Kim Weston, 1964 Take Me In Your Arms, Kim Weston 1965 HDH It takes Two, Kim/Marvin, 1966, Marvin and Tammi, Ain’t no mountain high enough Ain’t nothing like the real thing You’re all I need to get by Grapevine/Gladys Knight If I your woman, Gladys Knight Midnight Train to , Gladys Knight

**special video clips for week five: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BJE6hwRpOc (original version) 1956 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1M5eEJeT38 My guy 1964 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hhqGTfk4hk Mary Wells and Smokey Robinson--medley of her hits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDPpRQbpMVc When I’m Gone, Brenda Holloway, 1964 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omnLs0npy6g Take me in your arms, Kim Weston 1965 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC5PL0XImjw Marvin and Tammi, Ain’t no mountain high enough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Lh4MFiw08 Neither one of us wants to say goodbye https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQHW2PQx42w Midnight train to Georgia 1973

Week 6: The Brothers, the Hallowed Ground of Motown, “Hitsville” Listening: Any Motown record released, 1962-70

**playlist for week six Going to a go-go: Bernadette: James Jamerson Cloud 9: Eddie Bongo Brown What becomes of the Brokenhearted: Keep me Hangin’ On: Uptight: Richard Pistol Allen Grapevine: Johnny Griffith Pride and Joy: I was made to Love her: You Can’t Hurry Love: Can’t Get next to you: War: Signed sealed delivered: : Funk Brothers This Old Heart of Mine: Funk Brothers For Once : Funk Brothers

**special video clips for week six: Watch Standing in the Shadows of Motown again—it’s worth it…