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Mary Wilson from The Supremes picks her Tracks of My Years

Mary Wilson, one of the founding members of Motown Records legendary group The Supremes, picks her Tracks of My Years. Plus Ken has another round of the PopMaster music quiz.

Mary Wilson, one of the founding members of Motown Records iconic group The Supremes picks her Tracks of My Years with songs from Little Richard and Sam Cooke. In 1959 a young African-American songwriter named Berry Gordy founded Tamla Records with a loan of eight hundred dollars from his family, marking the birth of Motown Records Corporation. It created a sound that has become one of the most significant musical success stories of the 20th century as the music continues to be embraced by every generation. In its classic era of the 1960s - Motown's artists were among the most popular. The Supremes, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, The Marvelettes, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Gladys Knight and the Pips and later Stevie Wonder and Lionel Richie were all brought through Motown against the background of a growing civil rights movement.
Mary Wilson from The Supremes has recently released a book called, Supreme Glamour, which has pictures of some of the groups most iconic gowns reassembled on the stage of the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. It's also bookended by Mary's retelling of the legendary story of the phenomenal group.

Ken's got another round of the legendary PopMaster music quiz and your dedications with today's love song. There's also the record and album of the week.
If you want to contact the show, just email - ken.bruce@bbc.co.uk

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Mon 16 Sep 2019 09:30
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Music Played

  • Robbie Williams

    Let Me Entertain You

    • Now 39 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • SEKAI NO OWARI

    Lost (feat. Clean Bandit)

    • (CD Single).
    • Insanity Records.

  • Heatwave

    Boogie Nights

    • Too Hot To Handle.
    • BBR.
    • 013.

  • Bruno Mars

    Locked Out Of Heaven

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Level 42

    Lessons In Love

    • Now That's What I Call Music '86.
    • Now.

  • Craig David

    Do You Miss Me Much

  • The Mamas & the Papas

    California Dreamin'

    • The Best Of.
    • MCA.
    • 2.

  • Sheryl Crow

    All I Wanna Do

  • Record Of The Week

    • Ingrid Andress

      Lady Like

      • Lady Like.
      • Warner Music Nashville.

  • Elton John

    Sad Songs (Say So Much)

    • Elton John Greatest Hits 1970-2002.
    • Mercury.

  • R & J Stone

    We Do It

    • Rediscover The 70's - Emotions.
    • Old Gold.

  • Jack Savoretti

    Greatest Mistake

    • Singing To Strangers.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

    • Timespace: The Best Of Stevie Nicks.
    • EMI.

  • 10cc

    Life Is a Minestrone

    • The Singles.
    • Mercury.

  • Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus & Lana Del Rey

    Don't Call Me Angel

    • Charlie's Angels O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Island.

  • Steve Winwood

    Valerie

    • Pure Rock Ballads (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Emeli Sand茅

    You Are Not Alone

    • Real Life.
    • Virgin EMI.
    • 03.

  • Mike Oldfield

    To France

    • The Best Of Mike Oldfield: Elements.
    • Virgin.

  • Mark Kingswood

    Dancing On A Monday

    • CD Single.
    • 21k Productions.

  • Album Of The Week

    • Liam Gallagher

      Once

      • Why Me? Why Not.
      • Warner Records.

  • Westlife

    You Raise Me Up (Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2019)

  • Zac Brown Band

    Someone I Used To Know

    • The Owl.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Tracks Of My Years

    • Little Richard

      Tutti Frutti

      • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
      • EMI.

    • Sam Cooke

      You Send Me

      • Sam Cooke - The Man & His Music.
      • RCA.

  • Dermot Kennedy

    Outnumbered

    • Without Fear.
    • Island.

  • Jermaine Stewart

    We Don't Have To

    • Club Classics From The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

Broadcast

  • Mon 16 Sep 2019 09:30
    大象传媒 Radio 2