Along with guest Richard March, Traditional and Ethnic Arts Coordinator for the Wisconsin Arts Board, we'll start by dealing briefly with the "uptown" rhythm & blues style of such artists as Sam Cooke and Ben E. King and the Drifters in the early '60s. From there we turn to Berry Gordy of Motown Records  and his distinctive gospel-pop synthesis, represented here by (among others) Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, the Supremes and Marvin Gaye. We'll also look at the unique elements of the soul style, focusing on James Brown, Aretha Franklin and, as a special case (although recording for Motown), Stevie Wonder.