Ep. 113 - MICKEY STEVENSON ("Dancing in the Street")

Published: April 16, 2019, 5:42 a.m.

The Motown legend behind "Dancing in the Street," "Stubborn Kind of Fellow," "It Takes Two," "Devil with a Blue Dress On," and "Beechwood 4-5789" opens up about his life and career, including why he almost stormed out of his first meeting with Berry Gordy; how he assembled Motown\u2019s legendary Funk Brothers; the trick he used to convince Marvin Gaye to ditch jazz and become an R&B singer; and why \u201cDancing in the Street\u201d was a message song -- but not the message many people think!