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 Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:22 pm Post subject: Motown era songs & dances? |
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hey, guys...
Wondering what the consensus would be on, say, the top 10-15 songs
from the Motown era?
And, names of dances that were done at the time? I've heard of the
Madison and the Stroll, but what were some of the others? Could Hand
Jive be included in that group?
I know, I know, I should probably dig out my copy of HAIRSPRAY, LOL,
but any input would be appreciated.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:59 am Post subject: Re: Motown era songs & dances? |
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Stroll and Hand Jive were before Motown.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:19 am Post subject: Re: Motown era songs & dances? |
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SwingPoop@webtv.net scribed:
| Quote: | Stroll and Hand Jive were before Motown.
Jup. They just barely missed. Motown was the name of Barry Gordy's record |
company, founded in 1959. I think that Motown has come to represent a
musical genre, the "Detroit sound" (Supremes, etc.), more than it represents
an era.
"This is a list of singles released on one of the various labels owned by
Motown Records that reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United
States."
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Motown_No._1_singles_in_the_United_States>
<http://tinyurl.com/5sby42>
SP, David, some fun-looking links at the bottom of the page.
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Larry Gantman
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| Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:46 am Post subject: Re: Motown era songs & dances? |
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<trish_connery@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e840b982-86b6-4a24-baf6-a136ede69574@f40g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | hey, guys...
Wondering what the consensus would be on, say, the top 10-15 songs
from the Motown era?
See: http://www.beatking.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=25546 |
| Quote: | And, names of dances that were done at the time? I've heard of the
Madison and the Stroll, but what were some of the others? Could Hand
Jive be included in that group?
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As you likely know, Motown Records was best known for R&B, pop, soul, and
hip hop music. I don't recall any botique dance like you're naming as
having been specifically identified with the Motown sound, although the way
people danced to soul music like that of Marvin Gaye likely was more closely
identified with Motown. Since Motown was so successful as a crossover for
black artists hitting the mainstream, the mainstream dances of that time
seemed to be more generic across the board for the musical genres, as well
as disco beginning of course in the 70's. Doo-wop music, which originated
in the Northeast, also was popular in the 50's and 60's and disco of course
began in the 70's.
Motown Records existed between 1959 and 1988. Most of the dances listed
here were identified with doo-wop rather than Motown:
The Stroll: 1957
Hand Jive: 1958
The Madison: late 1950s to mid 1960s
The Twist: 1960 (Doo-wop pop)
The Pony: 1960 (Doo-wop)
The Swim: ? (Doo-wop)
The Jerk: ? (Doo-wop)
The Boogaloo: ? (Latin, Jump Blues, R&B, Soul, and traces of Doo-wop)
The Watusi: 1962 (Doo-wop)
The Mashed Potato: 1962 (Doo-wop)
| Quote: | I know, I know, I should probably dig out my copy of HAIRSPRAY, LOL,
but any input would be appreciated.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 7:56 pm Post subject: Re: Motown era songs & dances? |
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Thanks for all the info, guys, it really helped.
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Jon Leech
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| Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:12 am Post subject: Re: Motown era songs & dances? |
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trish_connery@hotmail.com wrote:
| Quote: | And, names of dances that were done at the time? I've heard of the
Madison and the Stroll, but what were some of the others? Could Hand
Jive be included in that group?
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Peter Strom might be a good person for you to ask:
http://www.swingandsoul.com/about.html
Jon
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