Favorite Motown act of the 1970s?

[NightTrain]

[mvd]

1. Big Motown fan here..

it was hard to choose. For overall talent, I'd say Smokey Robinson. He even produced and wrote some of the Temptations' stuff.

[NightTrain]

3. Smokey also wroe and produced for Mary Wells!

"You Beat Me To The Punch," "Two Lovers," "My Guy".... All written and produced by Smokey!

[mlawson]

2. I will take Motown in the 60s, first.

Far better, IMO. My favorite Motown song from then is "The Incrowd", by Dobey Gray. High school music for me.

[NightTrain]

8. I did a '60s Motown poll last night

And "The In Crowd" was *not* on Motown. Sorry to disappoint you! :hi:

[mac56]

13. Good song, but -

Dobie Gray recorded for Decca, IIRC.

[Raenelle]

4. 50.01% Temptations; 49.99% Marvin Gaye. Earlier, it could have

been the other way. I also love the Supremes.

[Booberdawg]

5. Commodores

Brick House!

[Laughing Mirror]

6. Eddie Kendricks was and is my favorite

all of his post-Temptations albums are superb

especially the ones he recorded in Philadelphia

[tridim]

7. I bow before Stevie Wonder

That man is a genius.

[mac56]

9. Me too.

"Talking Book", "Innervisions", "Fulfillingness" were all part of the soundtrack of my college years. I'm afraid he lost me with "Songs In The Key Of Life", though.

[bicentennial_baby]

10. It's all about Stevie...

'nuff said

[ornotna]

11. Not Mowtown

But I always liked the Chi-Lites...."Have you seen her", "Oh girl"
So I voted Stevie Wonder :P

[Spirochete]

12. Rare Earth

didn't have the harmony vocals, but pretty tight musicians.
The Four Tops were my favorites in the 60's

[NewYorkerfromMass]

14. Poor Smokey. I was the 1st vote

And ABC did a nice tribute back in the 80's: "When Smokey Sings" (I hear violins)

http://www.soul-patrol.com/soul/smokeysings.html

[ronnykmarshall]

15. The Supremes!!

The post-Ross Supremes kicked ass!