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Mary Wilson, PopMaster and the Love Song

Mary Wilson, one of the founding members of Motown Records legendary group The Supremes, picks her Tracks of My Years. Plus Ken has another round of the PopMaster music quiz.

Mary Wilson, one of the founding members of Motown Records iconic group The Supremes picks her Tracks of My Years with songs from Etta James and Marvin Gaye. In 1959 a young African-American songwriter named Berry Gordy founded Tamla Records with a loan of eight hundred dollars from his family, marking the birth of Motown Records Corporation. It created a sound that has become one of the most significant musical success stories of the 20th century as the music continues to be embraced by every generation. In its classic era of the 1960s - Motown's artists were among the most popular. The Supremes, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, The Marvelettes, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Gladys Knight and the Pips and later Stevie Wonder and Lionel Richie were all brought through Motown against the background of a growing civil rights movement.
Mary Wilson from The Supremes has recently released a book called, Supreme Glamour, which has pictures of some of the groups most iconic gowns reassembled on the stage of the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. It's also bookended by Mary's retelling of the legendary story of the phenomenal group.

Ken's got another round of the legendary PopMaster music quiz and your dedications with today's love song. There's also the record and album of the week.
If you want to contact the show, just email - ken.bruce@bbc.co.uk

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Tue 17 Sep 2019 09:30
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Music Played

  • Madonna

    Holiday

    • Finally Enough Love (Deluxe Edition).
    • Rhino.
    • 34.

  • The Goo Goo Dolls

    Indestructible

    • Miracle Pill.
    • Warner Music.

  • Robert Palmer

    Addicted To Love

    • Sounds Of The 80s - Like A Record Baby (1984-1986) (Various Artists).
    • UMC.

  • Sonique

    Alive

    • (CD Single).
    • Serious Records.

  • Record Of The Week

    • Ingrid Andress

      Lady Like

      • Lady Like.
      • Warner Music Nashville.

  • England Dan & John Ford Coley

    Love Is The Answer

  • Justin Timberlake

    Can't Stop The Feeling!

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Keane

    Love Too Much

    • Cause & Effect.
    • Island.

  • Boston

    More Than A Feeling

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.

  • Neil Diamond

    September Morn

    • Neil Diamond - The Ultimate Collectio.
    • Columbia/Mca.

  • Simply Red

    Thinking Of You

    • Blue Eyed Soul.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Travis

    Sing

    • The Invisible Band (Deluxe Edition).
    • Concord.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Mrs. Robinson

    • Old Friends.
    • Columbia.

  • 罢颈毛蝉迟辞

    Ritual (feat. Jonas Blue & Rita Ora)

    • Ritual.
    • Universal Music.

  • Starship

    We Built This City

    • Now 1985 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 1.

  • Ava Max

    Torn

    • Heaven & Hell.
    • Atlantic.

  • Seal

    Crazy

    • The Hit Pack (Various Artists).
    • CBS.
    • 4.

  • Rick Astley

    Every One Of Us

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.

  • Album Of The Week

    • Liam Gallagher

      Shockwave

      • Why Me? Why Not..
      • Warner Records.

  • Pet Shop Boys & Beverley Knight

    What Have I Done To Deserve This (Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2019)

  • Gabrielle Aplin & JP Cooper

    Losing Me

    • Dear Happy.
    • Never Fade Records.

  • Tracks Of My Years

    • Etta James

      At Last

      • Etta James- The Genuine Article.
      • Mca/Chess.

    • Marvin Gaye

      What's Going On

      • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
      • Global Television.

  • Maxi Priest

    I'm Alright (feat. Shaggy)

    • It All Comes Back To Love.
    • S-Curve Records.

  • Culture Club

    Move Away

    • Culture Club - Greatest Moments.
    • Virgin.

Broadcast

  • Tue 17 Sep 2019 09:30
    成人快手 Radio 2