I Have a Dream: Motown Reissues “The Great March on Washington,” Relaunches Black Forum Imprint

In 1962, Motown was growing by leaps and bounds with each new release.  Founder Berry Gordy, Jr. launched his namesake Gordy imprint in October with The Contours’ Do You Love Me as G-901, following it months later, in June 1963, with Martha and The Vandellas’ Come and Get These Memories (G-902).  The imprint’s third release was more atypical – pianist and longtime Tony Bennett accompanist Ralph Sharon’s Modern Innovations on Country and Western Themes.  But the label’s next release began a quiet affiliation with one of the twentieth century’s most consequential figures,…

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