northern soul dancer ~ 1968

Upload Music - Listen Audio - Jack Montgomery ~ Baby Baby,...


Recorded in Hollywood, California 1968.

Detroit super soul singer, Marvin' Tyrone 'Jones (1942-1982) aka Jack Montgomery recorded and released only four 45s.
Existing from 1962 to 1970, the Los Angeles based Revue record label recorded/pressed about 60 45s, soul, soul-funk, soul-funk-jazz.

R&B / Soul vocal ~ Detroit 1964

Music File Hosting - Audio Hosting -


Gino Washington recorded and pressed about a dozen 45s in the 60s. Most R&B dance/popcorn to early soul sounds. First recorded/pressed on the Correc-Tone label in 1962, Gino re-recorded 'Puppet On A String' two years later with a different arrangement by producer Sonny Saunders. This '64 Ric Tic label recording ( pressed also on SonBert same year ) was backed by Detroit R&B group, the Atlantics with Jeff Williams on lead guitar and backing singers, the Rochelles. The Rochelles later would become "Dawn" in the 70s ...( Tony Orlando & Dawn ). Though never on any Motown labels, he toured with the Temptations, Barry Gordy's Motown Revue, the Drifters, and later opened for the Rolling Stones among others.
I like both versions, but this '64 version has a slower tempo and sparse arrangement that keeps his moody vocal up front. He produced a few more singles through the 70s and went on to host his own TV show out of Detroit. Another victim of subjugated love, a cure for love-sickness ... Poor Gino.
The a-side is 'Gino Is A Coward'.

Gino Washington 1962

soul dancer ~ Detroit 1968

Download Music - Embed Audio Files -

Al Gardner in 1969

This is one of those records that really needs to be heard on vinyl - loud. The mp3 doesn't give it much, but you get the idea.
If you like this sound, this 45 is worth having for both sides and is fairly easy to find.
The a-side, 'I Can't Make It Anymore' (written by Gordon Lightfoot ?!) has always been a northern soul side favorite.

But flip it over and it becomes a new favorite of mine.

I love the "big sound" arrangement on this (co-arranged by Dennis Coffey).
It has a bit more punch and grit.
Has that "uptown soul" sound a lot of 60s recordings tried to achieve, but fell short with. Many with overproduced or arranged sounds that haven't always aged well.
But Dwight 'Spyder' Turner's singing really pulls the whole production together.
And can he sing ?!

"another one... going places..."
Unfortunately Gino Park's records didn't really go anywhere. Though the dozen or so sides he did record, including a few on the 'Fortune' label, now stand out as a large part of the early Motown sound.
Which says a lot considering Tamla-Motown helped to invent and define much of the sound of what we now call "soul music".

The flip side of this 45 is 'Same Thing'.