Friday, September 21, 2012

September 21, 1963: A RELATIVELY SLOW DAY FOR MOTOWN WITH ONLY TWO RECORDS IN THE TOP TEN…




September 21, 1963: THE MIRACLES AND THE VANDELLAS ARE THE ONLY TWO MOTOWN ACTS IN THE TOP 10...
 A RARE OCCURRENCE IN THOSE DAYS!







The Miracles hit #8
with "Mickey's Monkey"…
















 


Martha and the Vandellas' million-selling
 "Heat Wave" tops the R&B chart for five weeks and reaches #4 on the pop chart…


 


AS WE ALL KNOW, THERE WAS LOTS MORE TO COME...
















 






AND THE MOTOR CITY KEEPS ON ROCKIN'...



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