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Motortown Revue "Biggest Show of Stars" Jumbo Globe Concert Poster

Description

This is an original, larger-than-life concert window card (22" x 30.5") for the "Biggest Show of Stars for '65" presented by the Motortown Revue at Columbus, Ohio’s Vets Memorial Auditorium, October 23, 1965. Designed by Globe Poster, the Day-Glo card features vivid images and names of Motown superstars: The Temptations, The 4 Tops, Martha and the Vandellas, The Marvelettes, The Spinners, Stevie Wonder, Junior Walker & The All-Stars, Kim Weston, Willie Tyler & Lester, and Choker Campbell’s Motown Sound Band. This card captures an era-defining lineup for two sold-out shows, celebrating artists with over 100 Top 20 hits among them and chart-topping influence across American popular music.

Significance

As the only known example from this legendary Motown tour, this poster represents the pinnacle of R&B concert memorabilia and the national power of Motown's touring "revue" format. The 1960s Motown Revue broke entertainment barriers by taking integrated lineups of Black recording artists to major venues nationwide, broadening both Black representation and mainstream acceptance on a scale never seen before.

Key Notes

  • One-of-a-kind survivor; sold for $37,500 at Heritage Auctions in November 2022, making it one of the most valuable and significant Motown concert posters ever documented.

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