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Detroit (Motor City) was home to the Tamla Motown record label, which produced some of the greatest girl groups the world has ever seen. Tell other members about your favourites or discover enduring talents in this forum for the first time.

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  • 60' Girl Groups Suggestions
    Can you suggest any girl groups that should be added to the 60's forum? You can post their biography or add other 60's related features here.
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  • The Angels
    Girl Group originally formed in Orange, New Jersey in 1961. They were very successful in the early sixties, touring the USA and Europe in 1964.
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  • Bluebelles
    In 1961 the girl duo's The Ordettes and The Del Capris merged to form The BlueBelles. Despite the unique and impressive voice of lead singer Patti Labelle, they only achieved moderate success. A high point was their cover of Rodgers and Hammersteins' 'You'll Never Walk Alone' reaching #34 in both the pop and R&B charts in 1964. It was only later in their career and renamed LaBelle that the group got the recognition their talents deserved. In 1975 they had a million selling smash hit with 'Lady Marmalade'.
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  • Chiffons
    The group formed in the Bronx in New York in 1960. The single 'He's So Fine' reached #1 in both the pop and R&B charts in March 1963.
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  • Crystals
    The girl group who came from different parts of Brooklyn, New York, was one of the most popular sixties groups. They were taken up by Phil Spector and their 1963 single 'Then He Kissed Me' established Spector's famous 'Wall of Sound'.
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  • Dixie Cups
    The girl group was a trio from New Orleans. The Dixie Cups had a major hit with 'Chapel Of Love' in 1964.
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  • Exciters
    The Exciters were given their name by the famous producers Jerry Leiber and Mark Stoller for whom they recorded the hit single 'Tell Him' at the end of 1962. There was one male in the group, bassist Herbert Rooney.
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  • Martha and the Vandellas
    Martha Reeves joined the girl group the Fascinations in 1959. The group became Martha and the Vandellas and signed with Berry Gordy in September 1962. The group had several hits including 'Nowhere to Run' which reached #8 in the pop and #5 in the R&B charts in 1965 and 'Jimmy Mack' #10 pop and #1 R&B in 1967.
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  • The Marvelettes
    Girl Group had the first hit in the summer of 1961 with 'Please Mr Postman'. The Marvelettes had continued success until 1968, but possibly made a big mistake when in 1964 they turned down the Holland-Dozier-Holland classic 'Baby Love' which then became a massive transatlantic hit for The Supremes.
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  • Murmaids
    This female trio from Los Angeles, California had a single hit in their short career. 'Popsicles and Icicles' on the Chattahoochee label reached #10 following its release in 1963.
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  • Orlons
    This quartet from Philadelphia featured three female and one male vocalist. The Orlons had half a dozen chart hits in the early sixties, but as with many groups of the period, their popularity began to wane with the so-called British invasion of late 1964.
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  • Paris Sisters
    The three Paris Sisters were successful child stars in the 50's, becoming a mature girl group when introduced to their new producer, a young Phil Spector in 1961. Their best known single 'I Love How You Love Me' reached #5 in the charts in October that year.
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  • Reparata and the Delrons
    This New York girl group became widely known by touring throughout the United States with Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars. Their one major hit record was in the UK where 'Captain of Your Ship' reached the top 20 in 1968.
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  • Ronettes
    The group had several hit records in the sixties including 'Be My Baby' 'Baby I Love You' and 'The Best Part Of Breaking Up'. In 1964 they toured the UK with the Rolling Stones and met the Beatles who were to follow them back to the USA.
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  • Rosie and the Originals
    The song 'Angel Baby' written by 15-year-old Rosie Hamlin and recorded in a makeshift studio in a former aircraft hanger in San Marcos, California was a hit for Rosie and the Originals in 1960. It was their only hit single and the group disbanded soon afterwards.
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  • Shangri-Las
    This girl group started out in Queens, New York in the early sixties. The Shangri La's had several hits before their break up in 1968. The most famous of these is 'Leader of the Pack' which was released at the end of 1964. This song was a UK hit three times, also going high in the charts in 1972 and 1976.
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  • Supremes
    The group signed to Berry Gordy's Motown in 1961. By the summer of 1964 they had released eight singles and none had reached the top twenty. This changed with 'Where Did Our Love Go' that went to #1 in the pop and R&B charts, and became a hit around the world.
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  • Starlets
    Formed in 1961 the group reached #38 in the pop and #24 in the R&B charts with their single of the same year 'Better tell Him No'. The Starlets subsequently toured with other artists including Jackie Wilson and Gladys Knight and the Pips. They broke up at the end of 1962.
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  • Toys
    The group were signed by the publishing firm genius Inc in 1964. Their major hit was 1965's 'A Lover's Concerto' which sold over a million copies reaching #2 in the US and #5 in the UK that year. The Toys last hit 'Sealed With A Kiss' was recorded in 1968.
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  • Velvelettes
    This group got their break in 1962 when they signed to the Motown subsidiary V.I.P. and recorded the #1 hit single 'Needle In A Haystack'. The Velvelettes continue to tour with their original line-up today.
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