Motown, Love and Legacy with Mickey and Michelle Stevenson

21/10/2024 46 min Episodio 342
Motown, Love and Legacy with Mickey and Michelle Stevenson

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Motown legend Mickey Stevenson and his wife, Michelle, share personal stories from their careers in music and their creative partnership. Mickey reflects on his groundbreaking work at Motown, including discovering Stevie Wonder and shaping Marvin Gaye's career. Together, they offer a glimpse into their journey from collaboration to marriage and their current creative ventures.   Episode Highlights: Mickey Stevenson's role in creating the Motown sound and assembling the Funk Brothers Discovering Stevie Wonder and helping Marvin Gaye embrace his soulful voice Michelle's journey to singing professionally and their collaboration on "Put Kamala in the White House" How Motown music broke racial barriers and united people during the Civil Rights era Mickey and Michelle's shared passion for music and spiritual connection in both life and work   You're going to love my conversation with Mickey and Michelle Stevenson Mickey's book: Motown's First A & R Man Presents The A & R Man Instagram Website Facebook   Follow Jeff Dwoskin (host): Jeff Dwoskin on Twitter The Jeff Dwoskin Show podcast on Twitter Podcast website Podcast on Instagram Join my mailing list Subscribe to my Youtube channel (watch Crossing the Streams!) Yes, the show used to be called Live from Detroit: The Jeff Dwoskin Show   Ways to support the show: Buy me a coffee (support the show) TeePublic Store: Classic Conversations merch and more! Love the books I talk about on the show? Here is my Amazon store to shop.  

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