Nothing else on the other night and flipping through the dozens of TV channels came across this fabulous Motown documentary which mainly focussed on Berry Gordy. In many ways I was similar to Berry - not a bad songwriter but nowhere near the talent of HDH, Smokey and others. Aware of this so concentrated on encouraging and breaking artistes and songs. Came up with great promotion and marketing ideas. And still with us - in his middle 90s. A legend. And those records! One after the other - utterly brilliant and mass appeal. As indeed was Motown. Mixed skin colours. Mixed genders. People employed because they were good. Try to watch and listen to this - on Sky Arts (I think the only thing I've ever watched on Sky Arts).

Everybody should be colourblind.

Few people probably realise that there were some white acts who had huge hits on Tamla Motown, such as R Dean Taylor with a couple of early 70's top three singles, Indiana Wants Me (No2 in June 1971) & There's A Ghost In My House (No3 in June 1974).

Perhaps even lesser known is that a Brit, Kiki Dee, once signed to Motown but with little commercial success in her case.

My late mother thought Cliff Bennett was a Black guy. When we took her to see her live as part of a package gig she was shocked. That a White man had strong vocal pipes.

Never knew that about the Taylor hits.

What made a white person acceptable to Motown exactly? Taylor didn't sound like he had a black voice to me on those songs.

What was the last Motown hit in the USA and UK charts JK?