The Andantes were a prolific female session singing group for the Motown record label during the 1960s. The group sung background vocals on hundreds of Motown records, including songs by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, The Temptations and The Four Tops. The Andantes were also used as substitutes for Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong on many of the records recorded by Diana Ross & The Supremes from 1968 to 1969, and were used to flesh out the background vocals on many of The Marvelettes' records (but without their knowledge). Motown Record Company, L.P., also known as Tamla-Motown outside of the United States, is a record label specializing in the musical genres of R&B, pop, soul music, and hip-hop music. ... Martha and the Vandellas were an American Motown group of the 1960s. ... The Classic 5 lineup of The Temptations, circa 1965. ... The Four Tops circa 1966. ... There have been several well-known people named Mary Wilson, including: Mary Wilson (poet) Mary Wilson (singer) (not to be confused with Mari Wilson and Meri Wilson, both singers) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Cindy Birdsong (born December 15, 1939 in Camden, New Jersey) was a member of Patti LaBelle and the Blue Belles (1960_1967) and later, the Supremes (1967-1972, 1973_1976). ... Reissue album cover showing The Supremes in 1966. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The Marvelettes was an American singing girl group on the Motown label, most famous for recording the labels first US #1 pop hit, Please Mr. ...
The Andantes were a prolific female session singing group for the Motown record label during the 1960s.
The Andantes were most prominently used on all of the Four Tops' Holland-Dozier-Holland-produced hits, including "Baby I Need Your Loving", "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)", "Reach Out I'll Be There", and more.
In addition, the Andantes were used as substitutes for Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong on many of the Diana Ross and the Supremes recordings done in 1968 and 1969.
When his sister mentioned an Adagio in one of his concertos, he corrected her firmly, remarking that all of his recent concertos had andantes, not adagios (for a while in the middle of the eighteenth century, adagio meant not only "slow," but was an invitation to the performer to add many ornaments).
In my experience, it is one of the most difficult tempos to set; even in the nineteenth century it implies that the listener should not feel the tempo was either fast or slow, but nevertheless with a pace that does not have the bland and dawdling impression of a moderato.
Andante is basically a tempo today which signifies a free movement, continuously progressive, unconstrained and unforced.
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