The Detours
Motown and Northern Soul band
The Detours are a West Midlands based tribute show to Motown and Northern soul with classic hits from The Velvelettes, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, The Ronettes, Martha & the Vandellas and Frank Wilson and many more!
The 4-piece band fronted by Motown diva Helen James really packs a punch. Helen has been on the Motown circuit for over a decade and has opened for the likes of The Three Degrees, Boney M and The Real Thing. The rest of the band are all fully qualified seasoned musicians so you will be in for a real treat. This is a must-see show!
Available to book self-contained with PA and lights.
60's Repertoire
- Cry to Me, Solomon Burke
- Twisting the Night Away, Sam Cooke
- Be My Baby, The Ronettes
- Heatwave, Martha & the Vandellas
- Tainted Love, Gloria Jones
- My Guy, Mary Wells
- Needle in a Haystack, The Velvelettes
- Baby Love, The Supremes
- Do I Love You (Indeed I Do), Frank Wilson
- Stop in the Name of Love, The Supremes
- My Girl, The Temptations
- Can't Hurry Love, The Supremes
- Rescue Me, Fontella Bass
- Jimmy Mack, Martha & the Vandellas
- Sweet Soul Music, Arthur Conley
- Build Me up Buttercup, The Foundations
- Soul Man, Sam & Dave
- Proud Mary, Creedence Clearwater Revival
- I Want You Back, The Jackson 5
- It Takes Two, Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston
- Uptight, Stevie Wonder
- This Old Heart of Mine, The Isley Brothers
70's Repertoire
- Signed Sealed Delivered, I'm Yours, Stevie Wonder
- Band of Gold, Freda Payne
- Chic Medley, Chic
- Love Train, The O'Jays
- The Night, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
- You’re More Than a Number in My Little Red Book, The Drifters
- There's a Ghost in My House, R. Dean Taylor
- Mr Postman, Carpenters
- Young Hearts Run Free, Candi Staton
- Play That Funky Music, Wild Cherry
- Red Light Spells Danger, Billy Ocean
- I Wish, Stevie Wonder
- Love Really Hurts Without You, Billy Ocean
- Dancing Queen, ABBA
- September, Earth, Wind & Fire
- Blame it on the Boogie, The Jacksons
- I Will Survive, Gloria Gaynor
- Rasputin, Boney M
- Working My Way Back to You, The Four Seasons
- Hot Stuff, Donna Summer
- Hold Back The Night, The Trammps
- You To Me Are Everything, The Real Thing
90's to 00's Repertoire
- Never Too Much, Luther Vandross
- Loco in Acapulco, The Four Tops
- A Night To Remember, Shalamar Teardrops, Womack & Womack
- Moving on Up, M People
- Murder on the Dance Floor, Sophie Ellis-Bextor
- Crying at the Discoteque, Sophie Ellis-Bextor
- The Zutons, Valerie