Motown: The DVD
Let’s begin with the facts. Motown: The DVD contains 18 vintage clips of Motown artists performing some of their best known songs. Only five of the 18 are actually live performances. Of these, Gladys Knight and the Pips’ performance of “Grapevine” at the 1972 Save the Children Concert and Smokey Robinson & the Miracles doing “Tears of a Clown” on the Andy Williams Show in 1971 stand out. The rest of the clips have been gathered from a variety of U.S. and overseas sources including the Ed Sullivan Show, the Mike Douglas Show, Hullabaloo, and Live from the Bitter End. Marvin Gaye, Martha & the Vandellas, Contours, Brenda Holloway, Marvelettes, Stevie Wonder, Temptations, Gladys Knight, Marvin Gaye, Four Tops, Supremes, Martha & the Vandellas, Smokey and the Miracles Robinson, Kim Weston, Contours, Brenda Holloway, Marvelettes, Jimmy Ruffin, David Ruffin, Edwin Starr
Director: Joe Lauro
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Interspersed between the songs are excerpts from interviews with Motown artists. These include Mike Douglas speaking with Smokey Robinson, Motown-founder Berry Gordy on a local Detroit show called Teen Town, and some thoroughly cringe-worthy shtick featuring Lloyd Thaxton with th…
