Now we're living in a post-Spice-Girl-power century it's often easy to forget just how difficult it was for women to make serious headway in the male-dominated recording industry. Johnnie Mae was one of the first black women to actively own a recording company and if you listen to her sing "Don't Talk About My Man" - a song she wrote for her husband, Art - you'll get a taste of her spunky personality and irrepressible vitality. I'm sure it's a song that Posh Spice's soccer playing husband David Beckham would die for.

Two recordings that are quintessential Sixties Detroit are the Melvin Davis penned "Lonely You'll Be" and the flawless, big-money Big Hit 45 "I Have No Choice." The later song poignantly portrays a losing lover's sad predicament which Johnnie Mae renders with soulfulness that is both understated and overwhelming. "To have to sit here and watch you walk away, it's no joy. It's your move to make. I have no choice."