Brenda Holloway
Brenda Holloway
Genres: soul, motown, 60s, female vocalists, northern soul
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About Brenda Holloway
Brenda Holloway (born June 21, 1946 in Atascadero, California) is an African-American singer and songwriter best known for her period as a recording artist for the Motown label during the 1960s. Her best known hits from her Motown days were the soul ballad Every Little Bit Hurts (which reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964. The title of the song was similar to the 60's television public service announcement about highway littering--Every Litter Bit Hurts. After her '64 hit, she recorded, When I'm Gone,which had been recorded by Mary Wells and was intended to be Mary's followup to her '64 mega-hit , My Guy. However, after a contract dispute, Mary Wells left Motown for 20th Century Fox Records. Brenda's version of "When I'm Gone" was a R&B hit, but never crossed over in the days of segragated R&B/Rock & Roll radio. Holloway did not fit the Motown mold well. She lived in Los Angeles, not Detroit. She also had a grittier edge than the typical polished Motown performer, and wrote songs as well as sang them, which was unprecedented for a female Motown artist. Brenda Hollowy inspired many pop artists, including The Beatles who asked her to perform as the opening act on their 1965 tour of the U.S. She was the only female to open for them.
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Brenda Holloway — Top 30 songs of 40
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brenda Holloway | Every Little Bit Hurts | ||
| Brenda Holloway | Every little bit hurts | ||
| Brenda Holloway | Think It Over (Before You Break My Heart) [Stereo Version] | ||
| Brenda Holloway | Just Look What You’ve Done | ||
| Brenda Holloway | Every Little Bit Hurts (Original 1964 7` Mono Single Version) | ||
| Brenda Holloway | I'll Be Available | ||
| Brenda Holloway | You've Changed Me | ||
| Brenda Holloway | You've made me so very happy | ||
| Brenda Holloway | You | ||
| Brenda Holloway | My Baby Moves Me (45) | ||
| Brenda Holloway | You've Made Me So Very Happy | ||
| Brenda Holloway | I'll Be Available | ||
| Brenda Holloway | My Baby Moves Me 1965 Motown | ||
| Brenda Holloway | When I'm Gone | ||
| Brenda Holloway | Think It Over | ||
| Brenda Holloway | Together 'til The End Of Time [CeO] | ||
| Brenda Holloway | You can cry on my shoulder | ||
| Brenda Holloway | Operator [65] | ||
| Brenda Holloway | My Baby Moves Me | ||
| Brenda Holloway | All Your Love | ||
| Brenda Holloway | My World Is Crumbling | ||
| Brenda Holloway | Where Were You (45) | ||
| Brenda Holloway | Operator | ||
| Brenda Holloway | When Im Gone | ||
| Brenda Holloway | You`ve Made Me So Very Happy 1969 | ||
| Brenda Holloway | I'm Giving Up | ||
| Brenda Holloway | Sad Song | ||
| Brenda Holloway | Just Look What You've Done | ||
| Brenda Holloway | Don't compare me with her | ||
| Brenda Holloway | Can't Hold The Feeling Back (45) |