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Mary Wilson from The Supremes selects her Tracks of My Years

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 Joni Mitchell and The Temptations. 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.
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Wed 18 Sep 2019 09:30
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Music Played

  • Nina Simone

    Ain't Got No, I Got Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.

  • Craig David

    Do You Miss Me Much

  • ABBA

    When All Is Said And Done

    • The Visitors.
    • Atlantic.
    • 3.

  • Portugal. The Man

    Feel It Still

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Genesis

    Land Of Confusion

    • Genesis - Turn It On Again.
    • Virgin.

  • Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus & Lana Del Rey

    Don't Call Me Angel

    • Charlie's Angels O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Island.

  • Prince

    Little Red Corvette

    • 4Ever.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Peter Frampton

    Show Me The Way

    • And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
    • Debutante.

  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    This Is The Place

    • This Is The Place.
    • Sour Mash Records.

  • KT Tunstall

    Black Horse and the Cherry Tree

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless Records.

  • Glenn Frey

    The One You Love

    • Above The Clouds: The Very Best Of.
    • Universal.

  • Record Of The Week

    • Ingrid Andress

      Lady Like

      • Lady Like.
      • Warner Music Nashville.

  • Thomas Dolby

    Hyperactive!

    • Young at Heart (Various Artists).
    • Reader's Digest.

  • Boz Scaggs

    Sierra

    • Some Change.
    • Virgin.

  • Will Young

    Ground Running

    • Lexicon.
    • Cooking Vinyl.

  • Andrew Gold

    Lonely Boy

    • Super Hits Of The '70s - Have A Nice Day, Vol. 19 (Various Artists).
    • Rhino Records.
    • 1.

  • Jack Savoretti

    Greatest Mistake

    • Singing To Strangers.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Deniece Williams

    Let's Hear It For The Boy

    • History Of Dance Music Vol.2 (Variou.
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Van Morrison

    Dark Night Of The Soul

    • Three Chords And The Truth.
    • Caroline.

  • Album Of The Week

    • Liam Gallagher

      One Of Us

      • Why Me? Why Not.
      • Warner Music.

  • Lou Rawls

    Lady Love

    • Million Sellers Vol.17 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Emeli Sand茅

    You Are Not Alone

    • Real Life.
    • Virgin EMI.
    • 03.

  • Tracks Of My Years

    • Joni Mitchell

      Both Sides Now

      • Hits.
      • Reprise.

    • The Temptations

      The Way You Do The Things You Do

      • The Temptations - The Ultimate Collec.
      • Motown.

  • Lighthouse Family

    Live Again

    • Blue Sky In Your Head.
    • Polydor.

  • Wham!

    Club Tropicana

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

Broadcast

  • Wed 18 Sep 2019 09:30
    成人快手 Radio 2