Episode #118: The Sound of Young America

For all you new Star Time converts: The Summer Special Series is our annual attempt (it's the second year, officially making it "annual") to transform this little R&B show from a funky random number generator into a series of objects linked by a known descriptor. I don't know how much the audience digs it, but it certainly makes me feel more like a curator and less like a sheepdog. Our first Summer Special of 2019 is two hours of '60s singles from the Motown Corporation (including but not limited to the Tamla, Gordy. V.I.P. and Soul imprints.)

Artist	Song	Year	Label
Set 1
Barrett Strong	Yes, No, Maybe So	1960	Anna
Sherri Taylor & Singin' Sammy Ward	Oh Lover	1960	Motown
Mary Wells	Bye Bye Baby	1960	Motown
Gino Parks	Blibberin' Blabbin' Blues	1961	Miracle
Eddie Holland	Jamie	1961	Motown
The Twistin' Kings	Congo (Part 1)	1961	Motown
The Marvelettes	Strange I Know	1962	Tamla
Little Otis	I Out-Duked the Duke	1962	Tamla
The Miracles	You've Really Got a Hold on Me	1962	Tamla
Set 2
The Contours	Do You Love Me	1962	Gordy
Patrice Holloway	Stevie	1963	V.I.P.
Holland-Dozier	What Goes Up Must Come Down	1963	Motown
The Velvelettes	There He Goes	1963	IPG.
The Burnadettes	First, You've Got to Recognize God	1963	Divinity
The Temptations	The Way You Do the Things You Do	1964	Gordy
Earl Van Dyke	Soul Stomp	1964	Soul
Marvin Gaye	Baby Don't You Do It	1964	Tamla
The Supremes	Where Did Our Love Go	1964	Motown
Set 3
Martha Reeves & the Vandellas	Dancing in the Street	1964	Gordy
Stevie Wonder	Uptight (Everything's Alright)	1965	Tamla
The Four Tops	It's the Same Old Song	1965	Motown
The Freeman Brothers	My Baby	1965	Soul
Jr. Walker & the All Stars	Shotgun	1965	Soul
The Isley Brothers	Take Some Time Out for Love	1966	Tamla
Brenda Holloway	Play It Cool, Stay in School	1966	Tamla
Gladys Knight & the Pips	Just Walk In My Shoes	1966	Soul
The Monitors	Since I Lost You Girl	1966	V.I.P.
Set 4/Outro
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell	Ain't No Mountain High Enough	1967	Tamla
The Elgins	It's Been a Long Long Time	1967	V.I.P.
Jimmy Ruffin	Don't You Miss Me a Little Bit Baby	1967	Soul
Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Temptations	I'm Gonna Make You Love Me	1968	Motown
Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers	I Am Your Man	1968	Gordy
Chuck Jackson	(You Can't Let the Boy Overpower) The Man in You	1968	Motown
Edwin Starr	Twenty-Five Miles	1969	Gordy
The Jackson 5	I Want You Back	1969	Motown