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The Andantes were a prolific female sessions group for the Motown record label during the 1960s. Composed of Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps, the group sang background vocals on numerous Motown recordings, including songs by Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, the Four Tops, Jimmy Ruffin, Edwin Starr, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, among others, along with the occasional non-Motown recording (Jackie Wilson’s hit “Whispers (Gettin’ Louder)“ being one example). Barrow also substituted for Florence Ballard of The Supremes in concert on several occasions. The Andantes provided back-up singing on Motown singles starting in 1962. The group was most prominently used on all of the Four Tops’ Holland–Dozier–Holland-produced hits, including... Read on...