Motown 25 yesterday, today, forever
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Contributors

Mischer, Don, producer.
Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005 host.

Published

Place of distribution not specified : West Gate/StarVista Entertainment, 2014.

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Around the World: August in North America

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New City Library - Adult Entertainment DVD
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Table of Contents

Disc 1, The show. Dancing in the street (the Lester Wilson Dancers) --

Smokey Robinson

Richard Pryor

Medley.

Shop around ; You've really got a hold on me ; The tears of a clow ; Going to a go-go (Smokey Robinson & the Miracles) --

Dick Clark --

I wish ; and, Medley. Uptight (Everything's alright) ; Signed, sealed, delivered I'm yours ; My cherie amour ; Sir Duke ; You are the sunshine of my life (Stevie Wonder) --

Money (that's what I want) (Motown songwriters) --

Smokey Robinson

Medley.

Reach out, I'll be there ; Get ready ; It's the same old song ; Ain't too proud to beg ; Baby I need your loving ; My girl ; I can't get next to you ; I can't help myself ; (I know) I'm losing you (the Temptations and Four Tops) --

What's going on (Marvin Gaye) --

Howard Hesseman and Tim Reid of WKRP in Cincinnati --

Heat wave (Martha Reeves) --

My guy (Mary Wells) --

Shotgun (Jr. Walker) --

Brick house (Commodores) --

John Moshitta --

Lonely teardrops (Jos©♭ Feliciano) --

Where did our love go (Adam Ant) --

You mean more to me (Lionel Richie) --

Medley. I want you back ; The love you save ; Never can say goodbye ; I'll be there (the Jackson 5) --

Billie Jean (Michael Jackson) --

I want you (the Lester Wilson Dancers) --

Billy Dee Williams, Motown and the movies -- Richard Pryor, What is the Motown sound? --

All this love (DeBarge) --

He's a pretender (High Inergy) --

Can't stop (DeBarge and High Inergy) --

Medley. Ooo baby baby ; The tracks of my tears (Smokey Robinson and Linda Ronstadt) --

The Motown company song

Medley.

Being with you ; Cruisin' (Smokey Robinson) --

Richard Pryor, The Motown story...a fairy tale --

Ain't no mountain high enough (Diana Ross) --

Someday we'll be together (Diana Ross and the Supremes, with entire cast) --

Reach out and touch (somebody's hand) (entire cast) --

Bonus material. Motown 25 performers roundtable (featuring Smokey Robinson, Duke Fakir (Four Tops), Otis Williams (founder/leader, the Temptations), Suzanne de Passe) ; featurette: Signed, sealed & delivered : the making of Motown 25.

Disc 2, Rehearsal. Marvin Gaye rehearsal

Featurette: What's going on: Marvin Gaye

Interviews (Suzanne de Passe, Don Mischer).

Disc 3, The reunion. Roundtables. Yesterday, today, forever : the Motown 25 production roundtable ; Motown 25 performers roundtable, part 2 (featuring Smokey Robinson, Duke Fakir (Four Tops), Otis Williams (the Temptations)

Featurettes. Reach out, I'll be there: the Temptations and Four Tops ; Come and get these memories: inside Hitsville

Interviews: Duke Fakir (Four Tops), Otis Williams (the Temptations), Claudette Robinson (the Miracles), Martha Reeves (Martha & the Vandellas).

Subjects

LC Subjects

Popular music.
Rock music.

More Details

Published

Place of distribution not specified : West Gate/StarVista Entertainment, 2014.

Format

DVD

Physical Desc

3 videodiscs (458 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (unpaged : color photographs ; 19 cm.)

Language

English

UPC

610583487091

Notes

General Note

Bonus features: Marvin Gaye rehearsing his masterwork, "What's Going On," in a version perhaps as powerful as the one in the NBC broadcast ; "Motown 25" roundtables featuring Motown 25 producers and performers, taped at the location of the original concert, the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Among those taking part are Smokey Robinson, Duke Fakir (Four Tops), and Otis Williams (The Temptations). Four featurettes that tell the behind-the-scenes story of the mounting of the historic Motown 25 concert.

Participants/Performers

Host, Richard Pryor.

Description

It's all here, the sounds, the sensations and the stars! From Hitsville, U.S.A., this Emmy-winning, legendary show is hosted by Richard Pryor. It's a fast-paced, all-star reunion that spotlights performances by the biggest acts ever to come out of Detroit, including vintage footage of the groups from the sixties and seventies, a look behind the scenes at the songwriters who brought the Motown sound to fame, and a moving tribute to the man who started it all, Barry Gordy.

Target Audience

Not rated.

System Details

DVD ; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround.

Language

In English dialogue with English subtitles.

Language

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Mischer, D., & Pryor, R. (2014). Motown 25: yesterday, today, forever . West Gate/StarVista Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Mischer, Don and Richard Pryor. 2014. Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever. West Gate/StarVista Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Mischer, Don and Richard Pryor. Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever West Gate/StarVista Entertainment, 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Mischer, Don,, and Richard Pryor. Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever West Gate/StarVista Entertainment, 2014.

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