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THE SWINGIN' TIME SHOW 9/3/1966 SHADES OF BLUE - HAPPINESS (RARE LIVE VIDEO FOOTAGE). GROUP MEMBERS INCLUDED NICK MARINELLI, ERNIE DERNAI, LINDA ALLEN AND BOB KERR.THE SHADES OF BLUE WERE AN AMERICAN BLUE - EYED SOUL VOCAL GROUP FROM LIVONIA, MICHIGAN. A SUBURB OF DETROIT. THEIR BIGGEST HIT WAS 'OH HOW HAPPY' IN 1966, WRITTEN BY EDWIN STARR, WHICH REACHED NUMBER 12 ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 CHART, NUMBER 16 ON THE US BILLBOARD R&B CHART, AND THE TOP 10 IN CANADA. THAT SAME YEAR THE SONG 'LONELY SUMMER', AGAIN WRITTEN BY STARR, REACHED NUMBER 72, AND THEN 'HAPPINESS' PEAKED AT NUMBER 78 IN THE HOT 100. THE GROUPS LATER SINGLE FAILED TO CHART AND THEY DISBANDED IN 1970.

FROM THE HY LIT SHOW.

If you do want me, gimme little sugar If you don't want me, don't lead me on girl But if you need me, show me that you love me And when I'm feeling blue and I want you There's just one thing that you should do Just gimme some kind of sign girl Oh my baby To show that you're mine girl Oh yeah Just gimme some kind of sign girl Oh my baby To show that you're mine girl All right If you do want me, gimme little sweet talk If you don't want me, don't lead me on girl But if you need me, show me that you love me And when I'm feeling down, wearing a frown You be there when I look around

A favourite of mine from the soulful songbird - What's it gonna be??

Popular Aussie Singer 60's

My first Groove on 45'

Great music from the 60's.

Gladys and the guys sing one of their pre-Motown recordings. This song was released on the Maxx record label in 1965.

Wow I am escaping my normal stuff to write this: When this song came out in 1973 it was "too sexy" I was only 13, and I could not listen to it, (because of my momma). So I had to listen to it when she was not around. (lol). but true!!!. This song was somewhat ahead of its time, some stations refused to play it. But the song is sexy/sensual, Not dirty at all as far as I am concern. The words are very very sensual, not dirty or smutty, like the garbage we hear today, and we all Know of that crapolla we hear today. Nice interview at the end, very very talented woman and prouduced quite a lot, she produced a song called "My Thing" by the Moments, very nice song, and she also sang it on the B side of Pillow talk. (also on my channel) So anyway I am sure I will get quite a few comments on this, but one thing is for sure, It was and still is a song for it's time and cannot be duplicated at all by anyone. I sure hope the publishers will not "mute" the song, or restrict it to certain countries as some of my videos for publishing/copyright law are not shown in certain countries depends on the record label who hold the rights to it. P.S. This song has "nothing" to do with Doris Day's version of the Movie "Pillow Talk". Sylvia wrote this herself and presented it to Al Green, but he declined. so she did this herself and it turned out to be a classic. PLEASE READ BELOW This video is not mine and it's rights are the sole property of its owners.

The More I Get, The More I Want - Teddy Pendergrass from his first solo album in 1977

From Detroit's 'Swingin' Time', 1966.

24 horas de soledad.

Mel and a bevy of beauties groove through his classic tune on "The Judy Garland Show."

Pop-soul doesn't get much better than Barbara Lewis, whose seductive, emotive croon took "Hello Stranger" to #3 in 1963. The Michigan native had been writing songs since the age of nine, and began recording as a teenager with producer Ollie McLaughlin, who'd also had a hand in the careers of Del Shannon, the Capitols, and Deon Jackson. Lewis wrote all of the songs on her debut LP (including "Hello Stranger"), and confidently handled harmony soul numbers (some with backing by the Dells) and more pop-savvy tunes, some of which, like "Hello Stranger," were driven by an organ and a bossa nova-like beat. Follow-ups to "Hello Stranger" didn't sell nearly as well (although one of her singles, "Someday We're Gonna Love Again," was covered by the Searchers for a British Invasion hit). In the mid-'60s, she began doing some recordings in New York City, with assistance from producers like Bert Berns and Jerry Wexler, that employed more orchestral arrangements and pop-conscious material. The approach clicked, both commercially and artistically: "Baby I'm Yours" and "Make Me Your Baby" were both big hits, and both among the best mid-'60s girl group style productions. Lewis cut an album in the late '60s for Stax (on the Enterprise subsidiary) that, as one would expect, gave her sound a grittier approach, without compromising the smooth and poppy elements integral to the singer's appeal. It passed mostly unnoticed, though, and Lewis withdrew from the music business after a few other singles. The "beach music" scene of the Carolinas remains a bastion of appreciation for Lewis' records, which continue to enjoy popularity and airplay there decades after their original release. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads among multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK:http://john1948.wikifoundry.com/page/John1948%27s+Youtube+Index

Barbara was the first to record "Baby I'm Yours" on Atlantic Records. A few months later Peter & Gordon had a chart entry in the U.K. with the song. I can't understand why "Baby I'm Yours" is not a hugely famous song...it's terrific!