#Hitsville

[detroitlib]

View of Motown Records headquarters, Hitsville U.S.A., located at 2648 West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan. "New shape for '65" sign displayed in window. "Hitsville U.S.A." displayed on building facade.

E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library

[ourmindonmusicpodcast]

Diana Ross : An Iconic Voice That Helped Define an Era

Diana Ross has established herself as one of the most celebrated and iconic figures in the music industry. From The Supremes to her successful solo career, her talent, charisma, and remarkable voice have captivated audiences around the world. #IconicVoice #MusicLegend #Supremes #Icon #Trailblazer #PopCulture #Legacy

[sowhatifiliveinfukuoka]

Smash Hits (January 22 - February 4, 1981)

The Clash - Hitsville U.K. (lyrics)

[capitalradio]

i know i've fully embraced my weird identity because i now believe sandinista is a no skips album

[brusiocostante]

The Clash - Hitsville U.K. (Remastered) [Official Audio]

[newsbrand]

An aspiring female boxer/internet troll finally met with the self-proclaimed GWOAT Clarissa Shields in the ring at Hitsville Gym near Atlanta, GA and got beat up for it. 💪

Check out the whole video

[martysmusic]

On April 14, 1960 Berry Gordy incorporated Motown Records in Detroit. By the end of the decade, the Motor City was known as “Hitsville USA” as R&B officially separated from rock and roll and began to blossom as it’s own genre. Hear the music of TheCity in the 1960s.

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[filosofablogger]

♫ Heat Wave ♫

♫ Heat Wave ♫

My daughter, who is playing, along with her band, at a St. Andrew’s night event downtown this evening, texted me to say that the hotel where they are playing is so hot … and immediately this song, despite the fact that it is only 40° F (4° C) outside, popped into my head and, as so often happens, refused to vacate!  Ah well, it is the energy of the song that I love, so even if we aren’t…

[kvetchlandia]

Art Shay Hitsville U.S.A.: The Supremes in Front of Motown Records, Detroit 1965

[copperbadge]

Sam, I'm getting in my feels by watching people auditioning on the TV show THE VOICE by singing one of the judge's songs. And one of the videos one of the judges actually starts crying he's so verklempt about how lovely the adaptation is.

And now all I can think about is Buck on the British and/or Shidvah version of some sort of Pop Star audition show, absolutely weeping his eyeliner down his face at some kid rocking the hell out of one of his songs. Or Caleb's. Maybe that scrungy hopepunk version of "Hitsville".

Aw, that's kinda fun, watching people see others cover their songs -- like how Trent Reznor was mildly upset at the idea of Johnny Cash covering "Hurt" but then he heard the song (or saw the video, I don't recall) and had this thought like "Oh -- that's his song now" and was okay with it.

I don't watch reality television much -- I had a colleague who liked The Voice and I tried to watch it so we'd have something to chat about, but I just couldn't get into it. There's a lot of interesting game theory you can learn from some of the shows, but I can't engage for whatever reason, so I don't think I'd be great at writing about Buck participating in that. That said, I have been playing around with doing another Eurovision story eventually, if not a full novel at least a short, because Caleb does keep writing songs for it, it's like his second job now. I haven't quite sorted out how it will work yet but I think it'll be set up so that the National Final winner is given the option of either taking their own song to the semifinals or working with Caleb to have a song custom-tailored for them. Performing a song by Caleb Canto pretty much guarantees the artist will go viral on some level, whether or not they win Eurovision, so it's an attractive offer.

I could see Buck and Caleb getting to jury the Eurovision 2023 national final, especially since Gregory and Eddie are just barely new dads of infants, which makes concert attendance a low priority. I could see a performer covering a Buck Haverd single in part as a way to sass Buck -- you don't cover a song by the artist judging you unless you know you can knock it out of the park. And I could see Buck getting an attitude about it...right up to the moment the artist starts singing. Buck puts up a very convincing facade as a tough guy so I don't know if he'd go full on Colbert Weeping but he might get a smear of eyeliner or two :D

Currently, having discovered that wee Serafina loved his last drop, Buck is working on an album of punk-inspired lullabies. He's gonna call it Baby Rocker.

[vintagelasvegas]

Cocktail waitress poolside at the Riviera c. 1962

‘62 Lanai rooms in the background, demolished in the 80s. Photo found by Miss Hitsville.

[ourmindonmusicpodcast]

Diana Ross: An Iconic Voice That Helped Defined an Era

[punkrockhistory]

42 years ago - Black Flag and the Misfits

This photo was found in a Coffein Box on the shelf of a record store

It was estimated this photo was taken at the Hitsville Show in Jersey, December, 1981

#punk #punkrock #hardcorepunk #misfits #blackflag #history #punkrockhistory

[kdo-three]

Martha and The Vandellas - Heat Wave (1963) Stereo | Mono Holland–Dozier–Holland (Brian Holland | Lamont Dozier | Edward Holland) from: "Heat Wave" / "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)" (Single) "Heat Wave" (LP)

Soul | Motown | R&B | Pop

Stereo: JukeHostUK (left click = play) (320kbps)

Mono: Tumblr (left click = play) (320kbps)

Personnel: Martha Reeves: Lead Vocals Rosalind Ashford: Backing Vocals Annette Beard: Backing Vocals

Studio Musicans: The Funk Brothers: Joe Hunter: Piano Robert White: Guitar Eddie Willis: Guitar Andrew “Mike” Terry: Saxophone Solo James Jamerson: Double Bass Richard “Pistol” Allen: Drums

Produced by Brian Holland / Lamont Dozier / William "Mickey" Stevenson

Recorded: @ Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A) in Detroit, Michigan USA on June 20, 1963

Single Released: on July 9, 1963

Album Released: on September 30, 1963 Gordy Records

[weirdlookindog]

The Misfits - Hitsville, Friday 25, December, 1981