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Article: Motown's Greatest in Classic TV Performances on Motown 50 - the DVD.
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- Entertainment Newsweekly
- Article date:
- November 6, 2009
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Motown Records changed the sound of popular music and also its face. With Motown artists appearing on television's music and variety shows, the label put African-Americans in the spotlight like no other music company ever had. In this 50th anniversary year of Motown's founding, Motown 50 - The DVD (Motown/UMe), to be released November 3, 2009, presents 18 classic and often rare television performances from 1965 through 1971 featuring some of the label's greatest artists performing their biggest hits.
A joyous celebration of the Motown legacy and of the '60s, some of the DVD's highlights include the Marvelettes on Teen Town with Motown's first Pop #1 hit "Please ...