Motown Artists On The Acoustic

A Place In The Sun was a #3 on the R&B chart for Stevie Wonder and hails from his 1966 album Down To Earth.

It was one of his first songs to include social commentary in the song.

At This Moment was recorded live by Billy Vera and his band in 1981 while performing at the Roxy in West Hollywood.

The initial release saw average response reaching #79, but later in 1987 it appeared on the TV Show Family Ties with Michael J Fox. After that,

the song hit #1.

Bernadette is an older song from 1967 from The Four Tops and hit #4 on Billboard and #3 on the R&B charts.

The song is from the album Reach Out.

Celebration was a huge hit for Kool And The Gang reaching #1 in several countries when it was released in 1980.

It was their only single to top Billboards Hot 100 and can be found on the album Celebrate.

Cherish was a #1 in both the US and Canada back in 1985 and was the bands last #1 hit song.

The track hails from their album Emergency.

Cry To Me was released in 1962 and went to #5 on the R&B charts for Solomon Burke. A fee other artists went on to record the song including The Rolling Stones.

The song never appeared on an album by Solomon Burke.

Fresh is a Kool And The Gang song fro their 1984 album Emergency.

This one was a #1 hit in both the US and Canada and hit #11 in the UK.

Going Loco Down In Acapulco or a.k.a. Loco In Acapulco is from the 1988 album Indestructable.

The highest ranking was in the UK at #7.

Hi Heel Sneakers was a 1964 hit for Tommy Tucker in the US and the UK.

He released an album shortly after with the same name.

I Believe was written by Stevie Wonder and Yvonne Wright and can be found on his 1972 album Talking Book.

This song was never released as a single.

I Feel Good or as it's officially called I Got You I Feel Good, was released in 1965 from the 1965 album Out Of Sight.

The song hit #1 on the R&B charts and #3 on Billboard. It has become his signature song down through the decades.

I Got My Mojo Working was first recorded by Ann Cole in 1956. She was an opening act for Muddy Waters and even used his band. The following years, Muddy Waters decided to alter the lyrics slightly and came up with a new arrangement.

The song made it into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1957 as a song that helped shaped Rock N Roll.

I Just Called To Say I Love You was a monster #1 hit for Stevie Wonder is several countries when it was released in 1984.

This song topped 19 different charts across the world and to date is his highest selling single.

If You Wanna Be Happy was a spinoff from a song dating back to 1934 called Ugly Woman. Jimmy Soul recored his version in 1963 and scored a #1 on the Hot 100 and the R&B charts.

The song hails from the album of the same name.

It's A Mans Mans Mans World was another #1 R&B hit for James Brown in 1966.

The song hails from the album Soul On Top.

It's A Shame was released in 1970 by The Spinners. Stevie Wonder helped write the song with two other writers. The Spinners had their first hit with this song in more than a decade, reaching #3 on the R&B chart

and #14 on Billboard. The track can be found on the album 2nd Time Around.

It's The Same Old Song was released as a single back in 1965 by The Four Tops made it to #2 on the R&B chart.

This song became their signature song and hails from their album Four Tops Second Album.

Let The Good Times Roll is a single from Shirley And Lee released back in 1956 and was written by the duo.

The song peaked at #20 in the US and is from the album of the same name.

Me And The Devil Blues was the last song recorded by Robert Johnson in a warehouse in Dallas Texas that was converted into a makeshift recording studio.

The song was released as a single in 1938.

Minnie The Moocher was first recorded by Cab Calloway way back in 1931 and it's been the first jazz song to sell over a million copies. It was the biggest chart topper in 1931.

It's also one of the hardest scat songs to duplicate because it's so fast. Cab also appeared in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers singing this number.

Right Next Door is a single from blues artist Robert Crea off of his 1986 album Strong Persuader.

The song reached #27 in the US, #50 in the UK as a single release.

Rock Your Baby was a debut single for George McCrea and was a huge international hit, reaching #1 in the US and the UK and is one of only 40 songs to sell over 10 million copies.

The song hails from the album of the same name.

Signed Sealed & Delivered was a #1 hit on the R&B charts for Stevie Wonder in 1970 and hit #3 on the Pop charts.

The song hails from the album of the same name.

Superstition was a #1 on two charts in the US back in 1972. 

The song hails from his album Talking Book. This has a great groove when playing it on the acoustic guitar.

Too Late To Turn Back Now was a 1972 single release by The Cornelius Brothers And Sister Rose. The song reached #2 on the R&B kept out of #1 by Lean On Me by Bill Withers. The song also reached #5 on Billboard.

The song is from the album Cornelius Brothers And Sister Rose.

Try Me was released by James Brown And The Flames in 1958 from the albumPlease Please Please. They scored their first #1 R&B hit with thie release.

The song was actually re-released again later in 1965 and hit #43 on the charts.

Walkin Blues was written by Delta Blues musician Son House in 1930 and was recorded by both Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters. 

The song was not a commercial success in those days.