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Diana Ross continues greatest hits tour

Written by admin on August 3, 2011 – 10:57 pm -

Diana Ross is back on the road next month for the latest shows in her highly successful “More Today Than Yesterday: The Greatest Hits Tour.”

The 17-date tour will include Ross’s first concert in San Francisco since she performed there with the Supremes in 1969.

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Happy 70th Birthday to Martha Reeves

Written by admin on July 18, 2011 – 8:59 am -

Happy Birthday to Motown legend Martha Reeves who reaches 70 years of age today.

Martha was born on July 18, 1941 in Eufaula, Alabama. After signing for Motown in 1962 with her group the Vandellas, she scored numerous classic hits throughout the 1960s, including “(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave”, “Wild One,” “Nowhere to Run,” “My Baby Loves Me,” “I’m Ready for Love,” “Jimmy Mack” and, biggest of all, “Dancing in the Street.”

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Song of the Week #61 – “Dancing in the Street”

Written by admin on July 4, 2011 – 7:34 am -

Martha and the Vandellas’ classic 1964 hit “Dancing in the Street” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.

“Dancing in the Street” was released on single in July 1964, backed with “There He Is (At My Door).” The song also opened the group’s 1965 album, “Dance Party.”