Singers Louvain Demps, Marlene Barrow and Jackie Hicks aren’t exactly household names – even to many seasoned soul fans who think they know their stuff – but as THE ANDANTES, the trio contributed their honey-toned background harmonies to myriad Motown records in the 1960s. Author, VICKIE WRIGHT – who recently collaborated with Ludie Montgomery on a book about her tragic songbird sister, Tammi Terrell – sheds valuable new light on the shadowy vocal group in a new tome called ‘Motown From The Background.’ It’s published by Bank House Books at £14.99 (it should be available at all good book shops but if you have trouble locating it, try www.bankhousebooks.com).
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