and as usual, they hated the food, all too bland for them and no American food – except of course the good old Wimpy which clearly made an impact on Diana Ross because she mentions it in her autobiography. Motown had a whole department in Detroit called Artist Personal Development Department, and had dance teachers and the fearsome Maxine Powell – always called Ms Powell – who taught ‘grooming, poise, and social graces’. 8 April – City Hall, Sheffield (6.20 & 8.50) 7 April – ABC, Chester (6.15 & 8.30) I am also negotiating some exhibitions in locations where the tour visited. Some say it was Melvin Franklin. – that the powers that be agreed to make the show. On the way to Birmingham the coach was ‘held up’ by masked men, a prank staged by compere Tony Marsh, who was unaware that the Motown Revue had been shot at by Ku Klux Klan in the US. Motown has fourteen top ten singles this year, including “Reach Out, I’ll Be There,” The Four Tops second #1 written and produced by production team of Holland-Dozier- Holland. The whole Mod thing was very London-centric so why any promoter thought they could attract 4,000 punters to then Stockton On Tees ABC or the Gaumont Theatre, Ipswich is beyond me. After a day of two of press and photo-ops, including one in Marble Arch itself – well, it was handily across the road – the first order of business was to tape a one hour Ready Steady Go! Subscribe me to the Classic Motown newsletter. ( Log Out / Tamla-Motown had one UK Top 20 hit in 1965 but, by the end of 1966, they’d had eight – the Motown invasion was truly under way. The entourage arrived at London Airport on 16 March 1965 by a crowd organised by the British Tamla-Motown Appreciation Society and headed straight to the Cumberland Hotel overlooking Marble Arch. 12 April – Guildhall, Portsmouth (6.30 & 8.30). The tour then was an important milestone in Motown’s international expansion and crucial in Motown breaking the UK, an ambitious label from Detroit, a booming city. Up to March 1965, there were no Tamla Motown releases in the UK because Tamla Motown didn’t exist. This Copy signed by Kim WestonThere were not many more than 300 members in the UK at that time. On the plus side, if you went to the first show and were blown away as most were, you could go to the box office (if you could afford it) and easily get tickets for the second show. They also changed costumes and wigs between each of the three songs they did. Sound of Motown special was released on video 20 years ago but as yet not on DVD. The tour was a huge boost for Tamla Motown, crucial to establishing it here, albeit not as as quickly as Berry Gordy had thought. 1 April – Odeon, Glasgow (6.40 & 9.00) Top Duke Fakir says it was the best show they ever did. and as usual, they hated the food, all too bland for them and no American food – except of course the good old Wimpy which clearly made an impact on Diana Ross because she mentions it in her autobiography. Tamla-Motown had one UK Top 20 hit in 1965 but, by the end of 1966, they’d had eight – the Motown invasion was truly under way. 22 March – Day off Our Motown Revue UK Tour 1965 Canvas Print or Poster, makes a beautiful addition to any room. rights are owned by Dave Clark of the DC5. Some say it was Melvin Franklin. Smokey had Going To A Go Go but in the Autumn 1966 it was the Four Tops who broke through biggest with Reach Out I’ll Be There. After a long trip to Bristol on the A4 – the M4 didn’t open fully till 1971 – Berry and the three Supremes opted to rent a limo for themselves for the rest of the tour. Martha and Dusty remained friends until Dusty’s death. Keith. Martha Reeves \u0026 The Vandellas, The Contours, Eddie Holland, Kim Weston, The SupremesMotown 45 issued to members of the \"British Tamla Motown Appreciation Society in 1965\". At that point Motown had arrived. There is a four-CD box set compiling the four issued albums of Motortown Revue live performances was released in 2002, celebrating the Revue’s 40th anniversary of the first revue. The Beatles and the Stones were also going out of their way to give Motown a mention in their interviews. And the top price tickets were 17/6, then 15/, 12/6 and 10/, a good five bob higher than name groups charged in 1965. and as usual, they hated the food, all too bland for them and no American food – except of course the good old Wimpy which clearly made an impact on Diana Ross because she mentions it in her autobiography. It took another 18 months to crack the UK properly. When Motown artists came to the UK for their first ever Tamla-Motown group tour in 1965, the only known names on the bill were The Supremes. In The Name of Love and begged The Temptations for some inspiration. Everyone else stayed on the bus and bonded, including the Blue Flames. The Motortown Revue landed at the Finsbury Park Astoria on 20 March 1965, on the first night of a package tour that took them around the UK. Only one of the first six Tamla Motown singles went into the charts in 1965 as a result of the tour, when ‘Stop! The Earl van Dyke Six went on first, followed by Martha & the Vandellas, a comedy spot by Northern comedian Tony Marsh before Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames, hit from a 3 year residency at the Flamingo Club’s Allnighter at 33 Wardour Street W1 closed the first half. It took another 18 months to crack the UK properly. A 24 day trip visiting 21 theatres for two shows a night – plus a live TV special. Motown had snagged itself a few hits by this time – The Supremes’ ‘Baby Love’ had even got to Number One – but the real reason for the tour was to launch the Tamla Motown label. 30 March – Odeon, Manchester (6.15 & 8.45) By comparison, British acts of the time basically stood in front of the microphone and didn’t move hardly at all. And don’t get Martha Reeves started on the loo paper, which in hotels was slick brown waxy paper. Up to March 1965, there were no Tamla Motown releases in the UK because Tamla Motown didn’t exist. They had a massive fight in Manchester about a song he wanted the Supremes to perform, but she refused point blank to his face, the boss of the label, but did it at the show anyway and he realised she did it for him. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, The Contours, Eddie Holland, Kim Weston, The Supremes Motown 45 issued to members of the "British Tamla Motown Appreciation Society in 1965… – and stayed with her in the Georges V for two days, beginning a six year relationship. One of those was future Faces and Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, who said seeing Stevie Wonder and Martha & The Vandellas on that tour left an “indelible” impression on him, while his pal Steve Marriott in the next seat kept repeating, “Aren’t we lucky to see this?”. They also changed costumes and wigs between each of the three songs they did. The fans were very passionate, even if the venues weren’t full, although in this country we wait till the end of song to show our appreciation; in the US they were used to crowds going nuts throughout the song and couldn’t work out why we were so quiet. Hi Heath, I read you comment with great interest, may I use it in my book? The rest is history! In fact ticket sales were so sluggish even for a bill with that line-up that the Number One act in the UK, Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames whose Yeh Yeh was the currently top of the charts, was added to the line-up for extra box office appeal. ( Log Out / On many nights the entire revue came back on and finished with a version of ‘Mickey’s Monkey’. 22 March – Day off Available in a range of sizes and colours, select yours to create a unique and wearable art piece that is bound to impress! Comes ready to hang and in a range of sizes. In Paris, he sent everyone else home – including his three children! and were laughed at when they asked. 1 April – Odeon, Glasgow (6.40 & 9.00) Only one of the first six Tamla Motown singles went into the charts in 1965 as a result of the tour, when ‘Stop! It became a trademark move though. They had a massive fight in Manchester about a song he wanted the Supremes to perform, but she refused point blank to his face, the boss of the label, but did it at the show anyway and he realised she did it for him. But the Motortown tour was a mixed critical success – and a complete commercial disaster. As for the country, well, they also thought it was cold – and these guys are from Detroit – and they all kept shillings to operate the radiators in their hotel rooms. 2 April – ABC, Stockton (6.15 & 8.30) Hi Roger, I just thought you may be interested in a project I am working on; I stumbled across about 100 previously unseen photographs and negatives of the Motown Revue and other Motown acts that visited the UK at that time.
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