"A channel featuring my favorite Motown Deep Cuts with videos highlighting a few great Motown hidden gems. But also featured here are videos for some classic radio jingles from the classic 60s era of Top 40 Radio. AND... a few other favorites from Country, Jazz and even Easy Listening artists. I'm also a big fan of Saul Bass and his work in title sequence, so many of my videos try to capture just a bit of that flavor. #motown #motownmusic #motownrecords #motowngreatesthits #thetemptations #themarvelettes #fourtops #marthareeves #motowndeepcuts #pamsradiojingles "r dean taylor", "martha and the vandellas", "chris clark", "little lisa", "the spinners", "four tops", "marvelettes", "men of motown", "women of motown", "pams radio jingles", "saul bass title sequence"
Rest in peace WCBS AM. I live in Denver Colorado, never been to New York. I was able to pick up WBBM during the nighttime. Its amazing that 88 WCBS AM and 78 WBBM AM used the same jingle package.
@@wmbrown6 From what I can gather, that sounder was done by a company called Identitones. You can check it out and hear other CBS sounders here (read the description) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Mc3jiAgA0rU.htmlsi=azydOOjKPaDRHkPS Or just hear only that TOH sounder here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0W7VhbQbdqs.htmlsi=Hj1s_4DW0rP2IVrP
OK, here's a link that definitely states the sounder was created by Eric Siday. Identitones was his company. www.networknewsmusic.com/cbs-radio-news-1967-2001-sounder/
The series came out in 1964, so I'm going to assume KIOA had these that year. Sometimes a station might buy a series a year or so later but we'll just say 1964.
Love the way they seperated the intro between the two speakers in the stereo version they featured of "You Keep Me Hangin' On" in the version on 'The Motown Story', as utilized in this Soul Purrfection remix: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PmuHV-K65pc.htmlsi=s0bQBYt6_b4uln3H
My thinking is that there wasn't a blockbuster, a best-selling hit that could have carried a Greatest Hits album at the time. I'm saying this in terms of sales and the economics of the music business and not as a fan. I'm also thinking about how "The Marvelettes Greatest Hits" album was originally scheduled for sometime in '64, but the group was in a slump at the time. Then when they got a massive resurgence with "Don't Mess With Bill", there was a bonafide hit to ensure the album would sell to larger numbers. Now as a fan, I'm thinking "Needle" may have gotten people to buy the album but I don't know if the mass public was familiar enough with any of the other singles to get an album moving off the racks. In the end I'm just speculating all over the place!
The only other "holy grail" I am looking for is "Artist Shouts". There are two kinds. One where the singers sing the artist name, and one of artists saying, "Hi this is..." I know they exist but can't find them anywhere! You rock!
I think I know what you're talking about and I'm like you - I know I've heard them but I just have to get a handle on where to start the search. I'll see what I can find out.
Here is a site I forgot about that might be a gold mine for you - it has a ton of stuff about various jingle elements, including year sings ( I think this one I posted is included) and I saw that they had a few Classic Rock artists shouts. "Pro Pak" Those were the CDs Ken R. put out with all this stuff and this site will tell you about how to get them. I'm sure you can also contact them to find out more about artists shouts/sings. Check it out here: jinglesamplers.com/pp1000.htm
@@Tomovox_PAMS_Radio_JIngles I actually purchased Pro-Pack 1000 and it's great! But to get all the jingles I am looking for, I would have to spend over a thousand dollars. I was hoping to just find the few remaining "holy grails" without going broke.
@@Tomovox_PAMS_Radio_JIngles Thanks for the info! I purchaed Pro-Pack 1000. Great stuff! But to get all the Jingles I am looking for, I would have to spend over a thousand dollars. Not an option for me. I just hope to find some classic-rock artist intros and decade shouts and I'll be all set.
This song was put together by Norma and the girls' audition at Motown included this song. Clearly, Mickey and Norman added their input but Norma's name wasn't included in the final credits..same with There He Goes. 4 part harmony on this song.
Hi , What a great idea the YEAR SINGS! I like the original Pams the best but must say that Ken R did very good job. Thanks for sharing. Ps Like the cover. Greetings Dyo Aussieland
@@dyolankester424 Hello, my friend! Someone had asked about some a capella jingles for year sings as he said it and I found an entire CD of year jingles. They're pretty fun, actually! Yes, Ken R did some phenomenal work. And I'm so happy you said you like the cover! Happy Tuesday Tomo
@@Retro_80s_Guy I have something or other but it's been awhile since I played them - I know I have some for WABC but it's with the call letters. I'll have to see if I have just the year sings free and clear. Give me a couple days to go through my CDs. In the meantime, if you Google "SoundCloud PAMS radio jingles", you'll get a lot of results including many from radiojinglesonline.com and k2play, who has a channel here om youtube.
Hi, these aren't exactly acapellas but I found them while going through everything and uploaded them all the same. If I ever come across anything else I'll put them up as well. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--bP7bE7kMmk.htmlsi=_0MteU2sfMenveTp
@@sblackhurst1 Yes they do and that threw me off when I heard these back in the 90s because I didn't think PAMS used that Four Freshmen harmony sound until Series 31, a couple years after 26 and 28. Sounds good here though.
@@bustercolumbo When you listen to their Anthology, you'll find that there were better songs the group recorded, but at the same time, the earliest stuff was usually hit or miss. I don't know why Motown seemed to stick a lot of weaker songs on the group's b sides.
Thank you Tomovox for this. I gotta say to you guys, you may describe it as thin but it did well enough with There He Goes in 4 American states at the time. Well enough for Mr Gordy to realise he made a mistake allowing Mickey Stevenson to take it elsewhere (to IPG) to release it. So the group were brought back to the main labels. One of the biggest advantages for the Velvelettes is that Mrs Edwards was always rooting for the group because it was her son that discovered and brought them to Motown.
I just heard this song for the first time today-and I gotta say it put me in tears. It is mastery of emotion and tenor. It just left me speechless. I will be going into a deep dive into the world of Kim Weston!
Yay!!!! I love your comment and the way this song made you feel- especially being that this is the first time you're hearing this. Kim Weston was one of Motown's must hidden treasures. The woman was pretty young, early 20s and yet she sounded so all-knowing, very much a Woman who knew everything. I hope you enjoy finding out all the many songs this wonderful Lady recorded- both at Motown and the music she did when she left the label. I got an unbelievable thrill a few years ago when I got a chance to talk to her by phone, thanks to a friend who was working for her. Kim is one of the most down-to-earth people you could even know. Thanks for a great comment- I enjoyed reading it!
Well said. Wanda was very much like Mary Wells to Smokey - Wanda seemed to bring out some of his sharpest and wittiest writing. I honestly think this song is being enjoyed and appreciated by more people today than ever. That's really nice to see.
Stereo starts at 2:47. This has always been one of my favorite songs - it is right up their with "Psychedic Shack" and "Going to a Go Go" in theme - and the album was one of my favorite studio albums by the group along with "One Dozen Roses", both of which, coincidently, included "Tears of a Clown" (which became the name of this album after the success of the single)! Thanks for giving us a taste of both the mono and the stereo versions of the song!
@@ujimajame4601 Great comments and I like the comparisons you make. I agree very much about the album, it's always been a favorite of mine as well. They are releasing this album again on vinyl and in the mono version! I plan to buy one and hopefully I can put the entire album here along with the stereo LP as well. Thanks for the comments here!
My favorite Motown song! I read that H-D-H were thinking of having this song released as a single by the Supremes. They made the right decision giving it to the Isley Brothers. They own it.
@@robertanzalone5853 It's really wild how that sort of thing happened often. I think recently, it came out that The Supremes were supposed to record "It's The Same Old Song" originally, but then HDH re-recorded the music and gave it to the Four Tops. At any rate, definitely I agree with you - The Isleys own this one.
Yes indeed it is the same music track. I believe there is also a version by Brenda Holloway using the same track, but not released at the time. It's interesting how you can use the exact same music with a number of artists yet get an entirely different feeling each time.
You're very welcome! I love these mini masterpieces and it's nice to hear from other jingle fans. Seeing your comment this morning, I now feel like getting back to doing more of these! It's really incredible how social media has helped to reveal that there are so many Jingle Fans out there. Thank you for making it a Happy Monday!
This has one of the funkiest arrangements going for it. The drums almost steal the show but really for me, it's the repeating 5-note riff being relentlessly played during the choruses by the churchy organ, piano, vibes, and guitars. The combination of all those instruments just jamming on that riff is incredible, especially at the end.
This one fairly beat me all over the head with its excellence. I believed it many years ago and still believe it today: this was one of the best things Motown ever turned out.
@@theboyfromxtown There's an alchemy to this album that you don't get on every album. I once read a review on the "Reach Out Four Tops" album and the reviewer used that word, "alchemy" and it struck me that it was the perfect word. And now it springs to mind for albums like this one, The Pink Album, The Vandellas' "Watchout!" album and "Four Tops Second Album".
