The Velvelettes
- MatchThe Velvelettes
- 100%Jr. Walker & The All Stars
- 84%The Supremes
- 69%Martha & The Vandellas
- 69%Martha Reeves
- 69%Shorty Long
- 68%Brenda Holloway
- 67%The Marvelettes
- 67%The Monitors
- 62%Jimmy Ruffin
- 60%Four Tops
Biography
Two pairs of sisters, Millie and Cal Gill, and Bertha and Norma Barbee, formed the original Velvelettes line-up in 1961 at Western Michigan State University. After recording a one-off single, ‘There He Goes’, for IPG Records in 1963, they were signed to Motown Records, where they were placed in the hands of fledgling producer Norman Whitfield. This partnership spawned three classic singles, ‘Needle In A Haystack’, ‘He Was Really Sayin’ Something’ and... Read more
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motown
soul
60s
female vocalists
northern soul
girl groups
motown
soul
60s
female vocalists
northern soul
girl groups
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