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5 unusual facts about Motortown Revue


Esther Gordy Edwards

After Motown became established, Edwards took an active role in management and booking tours, including the legendary Motortown Revue in the early 1960s.

Fingertips

The live version of the song was recorded in June 1962 during a Motortown Revue performance at the Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

Let Me Go the Right Way

Performing slightly better than "Your Heart Belongs to Me", the song peaked at number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the first release by the group to hit the Hot R&B Sides chart, where it peaked at number 26 helping the group to land a spot on the Motortown Revue later on that year.

Regal Theater, Chicago

"Little" Stevie Wonder recorded his famous live version of the number-one hit single "Fingertips" at a Motortown Revue there in June 1962 that included Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Mary Wells, and The Marvelettes.

Shake Sherry

This song's relative chart failure, compared to Do You Love Me, meant that The Contours' run as a headline act in the famed Motortown Revue touring shows of the early 1960s was relatively short- lived: although their dynamic live performances always made them a crowd favorite,history has unfairly branded them as "one hit wonders".



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