{"id":742,"date":"2014-08-29T13:00:40","date_gmt":"2014-08-29T13:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/?p=742"},"modified":"2021-06-18T15:01:50","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T14:01:50","slug":"starting-a-motown-band","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/starting-a-motown-band\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting a Motown band"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>With a roster of seminal artists like Stevie Wonder, Martha &amp; The Vandellas, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye, the independent record label<em>&nbsp;<\/em>started by Berry Gordy in 1959, known as Motown, revolutionised popular music. To this day, Motown function bands are extremely popular with those booking entertainment for weddings, corporate events and all sorts of other parties.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this reason, many musicians look to start a Motown tribute or specialist band. In this blog, we offer our top tips on starting a brand new Motown act, and building up a loyal client base of soul lovers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selecting material<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">For any musicians looking to start such a band, it is important for all musicians to be singing from the same song sheet, both in terms of musicality and the material to be performed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Whilst it is generally accepted that a Motown function band will perform classic funk and soul hits, a band with the versatility to also pull off some contemporary covers in a Motown style will be even more sought after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">By doing this, a band will be able to cater for a wider variety of events and appeal to more potential clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Many function bands also learn a selection of festive songs suitable for events such as Christmas or New Years Eve parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Stevie Wonder Superstition\" width=\"770\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0CFuCYNx-1g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p2\">Motown\u2019s upbeat, bright and bouncy sound is guaranteed to get any audience tapping their feet, if not up on the dance floor moving to the beat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for some inspiration, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/music\/tamla-motown-20-greatest-songs-detroit-barrett-strong-marvin-gaye-a8709046.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Independent<\/a> list these as the 20 best Motown songs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>1. Marvin Gaye \u2013 \u2018I Heard It Through the Grapevine\u2019 (1968)<\/em><br><em>2. Stevie Wonder \u2013 \u2018Superstition\u2019 (1972)<\/em><br><em>3. The Miracles \u2013 \u2018The Tracks of My Tears\u2019 (1965)<\/em><br><em>4. Marvin Gaye \u2013 \u2018What\u2019s Going On\u2019 (1971)<\/em><br><em>5. Martha and the Vandellas \u2013 \u2018Dancing in the Street\u2019 (1964)<\/em><br><em>6. The Temptations \u2013 \u2018My Girl\u2019 (1964)<\/em><br><em>7. The Supremes \u2013 \u2018Stop! In the Name of Love\u2019 (1965)<\/em><br><em>8. The Jackson 5 \u2013 \u2018I Want You Back\u2019 (1969)<\/em><br><em>9. The Four Tops \u2013 \u2018Reach Out I\u2019ll Be There\u2019 (1966)<\/em><br><em>10. The Temptations \u2013 \u2018Papa Was a Rollin\u2019 Stone\u2019 (1972)<\/em><br><em>11. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles \u2013 \u2018The Tears of a Clown\u2019 (1967)<\/em><br><em>12. Edwin Starr \u2013 \u2018War\u2019 (1970)<\/em><br><em>13. Stevie Wonder \u2013 \u2018I Was Made to Love Her\u2019 (1967)<\/em><br><em>14 Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell \u2013 \u2018Ain\u2019t No Mountain High Enough\u2019 (1967)<\/em><br><em>15. Mary Wells \u2013 \u2018My Guy\u2019 (1964)<\/em><br><em>16. Jimmy Ruffin \u2013 \u2018What Becomes of the Brokenhearted\u2019 (1966)<\/em><br><em>17. The Isley Brothers \u2013 \u2018This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak For You)\u2019 (1966)<\/em><br><em>18. Brenda Holloway \u2013 \u2018Every Little Bit Hurts\u2019 (1964)<\/em><br><em>19. The Marvelettes \u2013 \u2018Please Mr Postman\u2019 (1961)<\/em><br><em>20. Barrett Strong \u2013 \u2018Money (That\u2019s What I Want)\u2019 (1959)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"p2 wp-block-heading\"><b>Offer different line ups&nbsp;<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Potential clients come in various shapes, sizes and budgets. Whilst it would be ideal for every client to be organising a huge scale event with the funding to pay each musician handsomely, this is not always the case. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Function bands should aim to offer various line ups to cater for the needs of a client. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">From acoustic duos to 12 piece bands (complete with a brass section!) different line ups will increase the amount of gigs a band gets, as well as allowing clients with a smaller budget the opportunity to enjoy great Motown music at an affordable price.&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"box white-h2\"><h2>The main components of a typical Motown band<\/h2>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Saxophonist<\/li>\n \t<li>Trumpet<\/li>\n \t<li>Guitar<\/li>\n \t<li>Keys<\/li>\n \t<li>Drums<\/li>\n \t<li>2 x Vocals&nbsp;[\/smallbox_full]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"p1 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Don\u2019t forget to explain your technical requirements&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">When searching for a suitable band to perform at an event, clients will need to know in advance what the band will need to be able to perform. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Requirements for a band may include a large selection of power sockets, a suitable stage\/performance area and a PA system suitable for the venue size. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Many bands also require a dressing room, hot meal and free refreshments throughout the duration of the event.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Martha Reeves &amp; the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street (1964)\" width=\"770\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9KhbM2mqhCQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/search\/motown_bands.html\">https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/search\/motown_bands.html<\/a><\/li><li>http:\/\/classic.motown.com\/history\/<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you play in a Motown band? What did you find helpful when you were setting it up? Leave your advice in the comment box below&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-center kksr-valign-bottom\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;742&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;4.9&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;4.9\\\/5 - (8 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Starting a Motown band&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;98&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 0px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 0px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 0px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 0px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 0px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 98px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 0px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 0px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 0px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 0px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 0px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\n            4.9\/5 - (8 votes)    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a roster of seminal artists like Stevie Wonder, Martha &amp; The Vandellas, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye, the independent record label&nbsp;started by Berry Gordy in 1959, known as Motown, revolutionised popular music. To this day, Motown function bands are extremely popular with those booking entertainment for weddings, corporate events and all sorts of other [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advice-for-musicians"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Starting a Motown band: How to do it properly!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"For musicians looking to start a Motown band, it is important to all be singing from the same song sheet, both in terms of musicality and material.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/starting-a-motown-band\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Starting a Motown band: How to do it properly!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"For musicians looking to start a Motown band, it is important to all be singing from the same song sheet, both in terms of musicality and material.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/starting-a-motown-band\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Last Minute Musicians Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-08-29T13:00:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-06-18T14:01:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/music-3366041_1280.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"853\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jon Fellowes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@lmm_uk\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@lmm_uk\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/starting-a-motown-band\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/starting-a-motown-band\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jon Fellowes\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/fcc78a99e7b895ef71cab26729c8efb3\"},\"headline\":\"Starting a Motown band\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-08-29T13:00:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-06-18T14:01:50+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/starting-a-motown-band\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":659,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/starting-a-motown-band\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/08\\\/music-3366041_1280.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Advice for musicians\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/starting-a-motown-band\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/starting-a-motown-band\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/starting-a-motown-band\\\/\",\"name\":\"Starting a Motown band: How to do it properly!\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/starting-a-motown-band\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/starting-a-motown-band\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/08\\\/music-3366041_1280.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-08-29T13:00:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-06-18T14:01:50+00:00\",\"description\":\"For musicians looking to start a Motown band, it is important to all be singing from the same song sheet, both in terms of musicality and material.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/starting-a-motown-band\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/starting-a-motown-band\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/starting-a-motown-band\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/08\\\/music-3366041_1280.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/08\\\/music-3366041_1280.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":853},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/starting-a-motown-band\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Starting a Motown band\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Last Minute Musicians Blog\",\"description\":\"LAST MINUTE MUSICIANS BLOG\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Last Minute Musicians\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/04\\\/lmm.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/04\\\/lmm.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630,\"caption\":\"Last Minute Musicians\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/lmm_uk\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/fcc78a99e7b895ef71cab26729c8efb3\",\"name\":\"Jon Fellowes\",\"description\":\"Freelance Journalist \\\/ Last Minute Musicians Publisher &amp; Press Liaison\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/jonfellowes\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Starting a Motown band: How to do it properly!","description":"For musicians looking to start a Motown band, it is important to all be singing from the same song sheet, both in terms of musicality and material.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/starting-a-motown-band\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Starting a Motown band: How to do it properly!","og_description":"For musicians looking to start a Motown band, it is important to all be singing from the same song sheet, both in terms of musicality and material.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/starting-a-motown-band\/","og_site_name":"Last Minute Musicians Blog","article_published_time":"2014-08-29T13:00:40+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-06-18T14:01:50+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":853,"url":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/music-3366041_1280.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Jon Fellowes","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@lmm_uk","twitter_site":"@lmm_uk","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/starting-a-motown-band\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/starting-a-motown-band\/"},"author":{"name":"Jon Fellowes","@id":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/fcc78a99e7b895ef71cab26729c8efb3"},"headline":"Starting a Motown band","datePublished":"2014-08-29T13:00:40+00:00","dateModified":"2021-06-18T14:01:50+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/starting-a-motown-band\/"},"wordCount":659,"commentCount":1,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/starting-a-motown-band\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/music-3366041_1280.jpg","articleSection":["Advice for musicians"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/starting-a-motown-band\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/starting-a-motown-band\/","url":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/starting-a-motown-band\/","name":"Starting a Motown band: How to do it properly!","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/starting-a-motown-band\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/starting-a-motown-band\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/music-3366041_1280.jpg","datePublished":"2014-08-29T13:00:40+00:00","dateModified":"2021-06-18T14:01:50+00:00","description":"For musicians looking to start a Motown band, it is important to all be singing from the same song sheet, both in terms of musicality and material.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/starting-a-motown-band\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/starting-a-motown-band\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/starting-a-motown-band\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/music-3366041_1280.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/music-3366041_1280.jpg","width":1280,"height":853},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/starting-a-motown-band\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Starting a Motown band"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/","name":"Last Minute Musicians Blog","description":"LAST MINUTE MUSICIANS BLOG","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Last Minute Musicians","url":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/lmm.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/lmm.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"caption":"Last Minute Musicians"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/lmm_uk"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/fcc78a99e7b895ef71cab26729c8efb3","name":"Jon Fellowes","description":"Freelance Journalist \/ Last Minute Musicians Publisher &amp; Press Liaison","url":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/author\/jonfellowes\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=742"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5598,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742\/revisions\/5598"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}