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50 years ago in 1959 Berry Gordy, the founder of Tamla Records, signs an $800 loan agreement with Ber-Berry, the Gordy family co-op fund, to incorporate his Tamla Motown Record Company in Detroit, hitsville USA. Motown is the abbreviation of "Motor Town" a nickname for Detroit.

Motown played an important role in the racial integration of popular music, as it was the first record label owned by an African American to primarily feature African-American artists who achieved crossover success. In the 1960s, Motown and its soul-based subsidiaries were the most successful proponents of what came to be known as "The Motown Sound", a style of soul music with a distinct pop influence.

"The Motown Sound" was primarily made by the Funk Brothers for the most Motown Records recordings from 1959 until 1972.

Happy 50th Anniversary, Motown!

Killer Reissues at SAPHRECORDS.COM

Mary J Blige released a new album Strength Of a Woman

Track Listing:
1 Love Yourself
2 Thick Of It
3 Set Me Free
4 It's Me
5 Glow Up
6 U + Me (Love Lesson)
7 Indestructible
8 Thank You
9 Survivor
10 Find The Love
11 Smile
12 Telling The Truth
13 Strength Of A Woman
14 Hello Father

I just wanted to let you know I have found a large auction of northern, funk and modern soul 45s on eBay. There are over 100 45s including lots of early 70's tough to find . Here is the link SHOP EBAY

HUGE EASTER SALE ($4.00 TITLES)

OVER 140 TITLES ALL AT $4.00 EACH.

THATS OVER 60% OFF (7 DAYS ONLY)

KEITH BARROW, BRASS CONSTRUCTION, STANLEY CLARKE, NORMAN CONNORS, RAY PARKER JR x 2, MELBA MOORE, GQ, SYREETA, TONI BRAXTON x 2, THE TYMES, EDDIE KENDRICKS, DELFONICS, KENNY G, ANDRE CYMONE, BETTY WRIGHT x 2, CHOICE FOUR, DJ ROGERS,

THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE ARTISTS ALL AT $4.00

www.funkytowngrooves.com

I just wanted to let you know that there is up over 400 tough to find jazz LP's in a eBay store at fixed Buy It Now prices. There are lots of imports on labels like Steeplechase, Japo, German ECM, Enja, Soul Note, Black Saint, Timeless, Eastwind and others as well as plenty of audiophile jazz and free/avant stuff. Here is the link:

http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/jaybreezie

Timex Social Club, the group that brought you the #1 summer time jam of 1986 is back on the scene!

Formed in Berkeley, California, the group climbed the U.S. Billboard dance charts with their runaway smash hit "Rumors." Today, two of the original members, Marcus Thompson and Michael Marshall, have reunited and are back performing their hits.

Their album, Vicious Rumors, was released in late 1986 and included "Thinkin' About Ya" and "Mixed-Up World". Both songs made the Billboard U.S. R&B top 20.

Over the years, Timex Social Club's music has been used by such artists as P. Diddy, Jessica Simpson, Master P, Jennifer (J-Lo) Lopez, Club Nouveau and The Luniz. Most recently, the Roots performed a rendition of their hit "Rumors" on Jimmy Fallon's new late night talk show.

Timex Social Club's latest projects include a release from lead singer Michael Marshall - Soul of the Bay - which merges Michael's bright vocals with catchy compositions to create yet another disc full of memorable tunes. Standout tracks such as "Who Is He" and "Chemistry" are already certified iTunes favorites.