Ric Tic info

[Phil The Fluter]

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/ric-tic-detroit-rivalled-motown/

[Mike]

3 hours ago, Phil The Fluter said:

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/ric-tic-detroit-rivalled-motown/

hey Phil

if you are going to post 3rd party links, it helps members if you can give a bit of info with it when posting

such as what's the content, your view of it... etc etc

thanks

 

[Phil The Fluter]

I found this it posted both informative and interesting about how Ric Tic commenced and soul artists that started with including Edwin Star, Laura Lee and not forgetting The San Remo Strings 

[Dobber]

45 minutes ago, Phil The Fluter said:

I found this it posted both informative and interesting about how Ric Tic commenced and soul artists that started with including Edwin Star, Laura Lee and not forgetting The San Remo Strings 

Good little post that,enjoyable read

[Gaz T]

Except Ric Tic did not discover Freddie Gorman  

He was active from the mid 50s. He was writing at Motown and released a 45 in his own name with Motown early 60s

The day will come / just for you on Miracle

Granted, he achieved more success at Golden World, Notably co writing Just like Romeo and Juliet  for The Reflections which sold millions. 

 

[Torch56]

In 1971 its status as the cult label on the scene was firmly established. Crashing percussion and banks of strings delivered the definitive wall of sound that registered with the cognoscenti to the extent that one devotee had the label's distinctive lettering tattooed on his arm, according to Dave Godin's report from the Twisted Wheel in Blues and Soul.

Festival Time and Please Let Me In are afforded iconic status today, and rightly so, but a track that epitomises the Ric-tic sound that was hardly ever played is Shades Down, credited to the Detroit Emeralds but, almost certainly, actually delivered by the San Remo Golden Strings.

 

[Torch56]

[Phil The Fluter]

Laura Lee "To Win Your Heart" is without doubt my favourite Ric Tic recording along with Bob Wilson and the San Remo Strings instrumental "All Turned On" 

[Phil The Fluter]

I must apologise for the repeating 

Wasn't sure how to send a new message on here. Thinking the previous message would be deleted leaving a blank page

WRONG OOPS 

[Wheelsville1]

1 hour ago, Gaz T said:

Except Ric Tic did not discover Freddie Gorman  

He was active from the mid 50s. He was writing at Motown and released a 45 in his own name with Motown early 60s

The day will come / just for you on Miracle

Granted, he achieved more success at Golden World, Notably co writing Just like Romeo and Juliet  for The Reflections which sold millions. 

 

You are spot on regarding Freddie Gorman,he was part of the Holland-Dozier - Gorman writing team at Motown and i have been told that he was elbowed out of Motown when Eddie Holland no longer wanted to be a singer and wanted to join his brother Brian and Lamont Dozier as part of their writing team.

[Gaz T]

6 hours ago, Wheelsville1 said:

You are spot on regarding Freddie Gorman,he was part of the Holland-Dozier - Gorman writing team at Motown and i have been told that he was elbowed out of Motown when Eddie Holland no longer wanted to be a singer and wanted to join his brother Brian and Lamont Dozier as part of their writing team.

And then by a twist of fate he ended up back at Motown when Berry Gordy bought ric tic

he then joined The Originals 

He along with the rest of The Originals were the go to for backing vocals at Motown, apparently on many big Motown hits later half of 60s 

And of course the classic “suspicion” NS classic 

He also co wrote “please mr postman” for the Marvellettes 

Quite amazing considering he is probably not a famous name generally 

[Robbk]

16 hours ago, Gaz T said:

Except Ric Tic did not discover Freddie Gorman  

He was active from the mid 50s. He was writing at Motown and released a 45 in his own name with Motown early 60s

The day will come / just for you on Miracle

Granted, he achieved more success at Golden World, Notably co writing Just like Romeo and Juliet  for The Reflections which sold millions. 

 

Freddie was also a producer at Motown very early.  He was part of The expanded BrianBert team, of Brian Holland, Robert Bateman, and Freddie Gorman, starting in late 1960.  He started as a songwriter and singer with Detroit's Quailtones in 1955 (who recorded for Josie Records).  He was also with Detroit's Fidelitones on Aladdin Records in 1957 (along with future Motowners, Brian and Eddie Holland, and Sonny Sanders). He had 9 years in the music business before joining Golden World/Ric-Tic.  Great guy.  I had the pleasure of working with him at our own Airwave Records.  May he rest in peace.