Motown's entire roster, and occasionally non-Motown performers such as James Brown, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, The Shirelles and Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles, were featured on the tours. Most of the venues for the early Motortown Revue tours were along the "Chitlin' Circuit" in the eastern and southern United States. In the Deep Southracism became an issue, as the mostly African American performers were sometimes attacked or threatened by local white residents.[1] While in the north the Motown artists generally played to mixed audiences, in the South, white and black audiences either attended separate shows, or were allowed to attend the same show as long as each race stayed on either side of a police-guarded rope, that divided the performance hall.[1] Motown artists are credited[by whom?] with being among those who broke down these barriers so later audiences would no longer be separated by color.
It was from a live Motortown Revue performance that Little Stevie Wonder got his first big hit, the 1963 No. 1 hit "Fingertips (Pt. 2)". Motown CEO Berry Gordy, Jr. noted in his biography, To Be Loved, that the Revue was used to showcase Stevie Wonder in the days before he had his first hit. Also, Smokey Robinson and the other Miracles composed songs such as "The Way You Do the Things You Do" and "My Girl" while on the road, which later became hits for The Temptations. The Miracles, Motown's first star act (and first million-selling group), always closed the show.
After becoming a major force in the music industry during the mid-1960s, Motown continued to organize group tours under the Motortown Revue name.[1] Later tours from the mid-1960s on covered the entire United States, and other countries including the UK and France.
The revue was filmed during a December 1962 week-long stand at the Apollo Theater and, in 1963, Motown released audio edits from the films as a series of live LPs. The films themselves have never had an authorized exhibition other than occasional brief snippets in a Motown TV special.
A four-CDbox set compiling the four issued albums of Motortown Revue live performances was released by Motown/Hip-O select in 2002, celebrating the Revue's 40th anniversary. Motortown Revue: 40th Anniversary Collection collected the various artist's Motown releases Motortown Revue, Vol. 1 Recorded Live at the Apollo (1963), Motortown Revue Vol. 2 (recorded at Detroit's Fox Theatre in 1964), Motortown Revue in Paris (recorded at the Olympia Theatre in 1965), and Motortown Revue Live! (recorded at the Fox Theatre in 1969).[2]
In 2015, a double CD deluxe edition of the Motortown Revue in Paris was released, containing 12 previously unavailable and unreleased live tracks.[3][4]
^"The Motortown Revue Collection - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^"Motortown Revue in Paris - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^"Motortown Revue in Paris [Super Deluxe Edition] [2 CD] - Various Artists | Release Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ abcd"Various Artists Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^"BRITAIN'S TOP R&B ALBUMS" (PDF). Record Mirror. March 5, 1966. p. 11. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via worldradiohistory.com.
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motortown, revue, this, article, relies, excessively, references, primary, sources, please, improve, this, article, adding, secondary, tertiary, sources, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2007, learn, when, remove, this, templat. This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Motortown Revue news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Motortown Revue was the name given to the package concert tours of Motown artists in the 1960s Early tours featured Smokey Robinson amp The Miracles Mary Wells The Marvelettes Barrett Strong and The Contours as headlining acts and gave then second tier acts such as Marvin Gaye Martha amp The Vandellas Stevie Wonder The Supremes The Four Tops Gladys Knight amp the Pips and The Temptations the chances to improve their skills 1 Contents 1 History 2 Charts 2 1 Weekly charts 2 1 1 The Motor Town Review Vol 1 2 1 2 The Motor Town Review Vol 2 2 1 3 Motortown Revue in Paris 2 1 4 Motortown Revue Live 3 ReferencesHistory EditMotown s entire roster and occasionally non Motown performers such as James Brown Otis Redding Aretha Franklin Dusty Springfield The Shirelles and Patti LaBelle amp the Bluebelles were featured on the tours Most of the venues for the early Motortown Revue tours were along the Chitlin Circuit in the eastern and southern United States In the Deep South racism became an issue as the mostly African American performers were sometimes attacked or threatened by local white residents 1 While in the north the Motown artists generally played to mixed audiences in the South white and black audiences either attended separate shows or were allowed to attend the same show as long as each race stayed on either side of a police guarded rope that divided the performance hall 1 Motown artists are credited by whom with being among those who broke down these barriers so later audiences would no longer be separated by color It was from a live Motortown Revue performance that Little Stevie Wonder got his first big hit the 1963 No 1 hit Fingertips Pt 2 Motown CEO Berry Gordy Jr noted in his biography To Be Loved that the Revue was used to showcase Stevie Wonder in the days before he had his first hit Also Smokey Robinson and the other Miracles composed songs such as The Way You Do the Things You Do and My Girl while on the road which later became hits for The Temptations The Miracles Motown s first star act and first million selling group always closed the show After becoming a major force in the music industry during the mid 1960s Motown continued to organize group tours under the Motortown Revue name 1 Later tours from the mid 1960s on covered the entire United States and other countries including the UK and France The revue was filmed during a December 1962 week long stand at the Apollo Theater and in 1963 Motown released audio edits from the films as a series of live LPs The films themselves have never had an authorized exhibition other than occasional brief snippets in a Motown TV special A four CD box set compiling the four issued albums of Motortown Revue live performances was released by Motown Hip O select in 2002 celebrating the Revue s 40th anniversary Motortown Revue 40th Anniversary Collection collected the various artist s Motown releases Motortown Revue Vol 1 Recorded Live at the Apollo 1963 Motortown Revue Vol 2 recorded at Detroit s Fox Theatre in 1964 Motortown Revue in Paris recorded at the Olympia Theatre in 1965 and Motortown Revue Live recorded at the Fox Theatre in 1969 2 In 2015 a double CD deluxe edition of the Motortown Revue in Paris was released containing 12 previously unavailable and unreleased live tracks 3 4 Charts EditWeekly charts Edit The Motor Town Review Vol 1 Edit Chart 1963 PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 5 75The Motor Town Review Vol 2 Edit Chart 1964 PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 5 102 Motortown Revue in Paris Edit Chart 1965 1966 PeakpositionUK R amp B Albums Record Mirror 6 3US Billboard 200 5 111Motortown Revue Live Edit Chart 1969 PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 5 177References Edit a b c d Colin Larkin ed 1997 The Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music First ed Virgin Books p 322 ISBN 0 7535 0149 X The Motortown Revue Collection Various Artists Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic Retrieved 14 June 2021 Motortown Revue in Paris Various Artists Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic Retrieved 14 June 2021 Motortown Revue in Paris Super Deluxe Edition 2 CD Various Artists Release Info AllMusic Retrieved 14 June 2021 a b c d Various Artists Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved January 30 2022 BRITAIN S TOP R amp B ALBUMS PDF Record Mirror March 5 1966 p 11 Retrieved January 30 2022 via worldradiohistory com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Motortown Revue amp oldid 1068867198, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
