One of the earliest captured live versions of Ooo Baby Baby featuring Smokey Robinson and The Miracles on the television show Ready Steady Go. The 1965 live performance showcases the group in their prime.
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Tag: Motown Records
2/26/26 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Marvin Gaye -What’s Going On – Motown 25 Yesterday, Today, Forever
Marvin Gaye’s performance of What’s Going On at the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever television special in 1983 is widely considered one of the most poignant moments in music history. Taped on March 25, 1983, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, the special celebrated the 25th anniversary of Motown Records. Gaye’s appearance was particularly significant as it was his final television performance before his death in 1984.
5/1/25 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Marvin Gaye – I Want You (Live In Concert)
I Want You is a song written by songwriters Leon Ware and Arthur T-Boy Ross and recorded and released as a single by Marvin Gaye. Released as a single in 1976 on the Tamla label, the song introduced a change in musical styles for Marvin Gaye, who before then had been recording songs with a funk edge. Continue reading
5/14/24 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Brandy – Rather Be | A Color Show
R&B superstar at Brandy rounds off our series of shows with Motown Records celebrating Black Music Month with a masterful performance of Rather Be, a highlight from her latest album ‘B7’. Continue reading
12/5/23 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Brandy – Christmas Party for Two
Brandy has kicked off the holiday season early with her first-ever original Christmas song, Christmas Party for Two.The lead single off her Christmas With Brandy album, which is set to drop on November 10 on Motown Records, gets fans into the full Yuletide spirit with a little bit of a sexy twist. Continue reading
8/11/22 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: THE JACKSON 5 – I’ll Be There
I’ll Be There is the first single released on third album by The Jackson 5. It was written by Berry Gordy, Hal Davis, Bob West and Willie Hutch.The song was recorded by The Jackson 5 and released by Motown Records on August 28, 1970, as the first single from their third album on the same date. Continue reading
1/26/17 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Johnny Gill – Rub You the Right Way
Rub You the Right Way by Johnny Gill is the first single from the artist’s debut album under Motown Records, the hit song spent one week in May 1990 at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100. Continue reading
9/29/16 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Fight The Power- Public Enemy
Fight the Power by hip hop group Public Enemy was released as a single in June 1989 on Motown Records. The song was conceived at the request of film director Spike Lee, who sought a musical theme for his 1989 film Do the Right Thing. Continue reading
