Telephone numbers once ruled over youth culture back in the 1960s, and an early Motown classic by The Marvelettes certainly took advantage of that fact.
The legendary Motown Records has relaunched the website for its Classic Motown division, infusing its web presence with myriad features.
Barrett Strong, an artist and songwriter who was present for the birth of Motown and had a key role in classic hits for the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Edwin Starr and others, has died. He was 81.
Strong's songwriting credits also include Edwin Starr's "War" and a wealth of material for the Temptations — “I Wish It Would Rain,” “Just My Imagination" and “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” for which he ...
NEW YORK — Barrett Strong, one of Motown’s founding artists and most gifted songwriters, who sang lead on the company’s breakthrough single, “Money (That’s What I Want),” and later collaborated with ...
Members of the cast of the musical "Ain't Too Proud" bring to the stage the story of how the Temptations rose to fame on their strength of soulful harmonies and synchronized choreography that was part ...
The ’60s saw several new musical movements. From the U.K. came a host of foreign heartthrobs in what was dubbed “The British Invasion,” with the forefathers of that movement being the Beatles. Their ...
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philly POPS is bringing the magic of Motown and a whole lot more to the Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall. Karen Rogers has the story in this week's 6abc Loves the Arts. Dancin' ...
Christmas is about to have a little extra soul this year. NBC is celebrating the holiday season with the classic sounds of Motor City in A Motown Christmas. The two-hour special is bringing together ...
UPDATE: Capathia Jenkins is under sick leave and Valisia LeKae will perform in her absence for the "Ain't No Mountain High Enough: The Music of Motown" performances this weekend. Ain’t nothing like ...
Just minutes after Ron Holland became the fifth pick in June’s NBA draft, the sports world learned there was something unique about the teenage Detroit Pistons rookie: He was an old soul with a deep ...