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∙ 12y agoThe first white artist signed to Motown Records was DEBBIE DEAN in 1960.
The first white artist signed to Motown Records with a hit was CHRIS CLARK in 1966 with "Loves Gone Bad" on their VIP label. The album containing that song was released the following year on the Motown label and was called "Soul Sounds".
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∙ 12y agoThe first white female artist to record for Motown records or one of it's labels was DEBBIE DEAN who signed in 1960.
Chris Clark (born in Santa Cruz, California) was the first white female artist to have a HIT record with Motown. Her single "Loves Gone Bad" became an R&B hit in 1966. Her singles were released on Motown's VIP label, but her album "Soul Sounds" (1967) was released on the Motown label. Clark was a bigger star for Motown in England than in the USA and continues to perform in the UK to this day. Chris Clark later became Vice President of Motown Pictures in the early 70s and co-wrote the screenplay for "Lady Sings the Blues" in 1972, getting an Oscar nomination for her efforts.
Kiki Dee was signed in 1969.
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∙ 13y agoLittle-known surf rock band Nick and the Jaguars, who released one single ("Ich-i-bon #1" / "Cool And Crazy") in August 1959. They weren't actually signed to Motown, though, as the label just leased that one single for a one-off deal. The first white artist to sign a proper contract with Motown was Debbie Dean, whose first single came out in February 1961.
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∙ 12y agoR Dean Taylor
The first white artist was Debbie Dean who was signed in1961 , R Dean Taylor joined Motown in 1964 as a writer and then released his first single in 1965 as a singer.
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∙ 12y agor dean Taylor
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∙ 11y agoKiki Dee
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∙ 10y agokiki dee
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∙ 11y agodebbie dean
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