The “Motown sound” redefined soul music with pop hooks, orchestral sophistication, a legendary house band, gospel vocals, and an ever-present tambourine. All of it on top of a danceable rhythm ...

Moy died in 2017 at the age of 78. By Gary Graff Margena A. Christian hoped to shine a light on an under-appreciated artist with the just-published It’s No Wonder: The Life and Times of Motown’s ...

The whole point of Motown was to get listeners to sing and to dance. Hooks and rhythms and earworms are the DNA of Detroit’s iconic record label. When Motown moved its operations from Detroit to Los ...

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Groove the night away as the Utah Symphony infuses Motown classics with symphonic brilliance! Joined by talented vocalists and musicians, these authentic arrangements of the OG hits will have you ...

He was preceded in death by his parents Hue Reed Allen and Doris Louella Johnson Allen; and brothers Donald Allen and Jeffery Allen. He is survived by his wife Annie Allen; daughter Jakayla Smith; ...

Listen to the latest episode of the “Detroit Evening Report” on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The Motown Museum announced this week that it will pause tours of ...

We’ve got just a handful of seats left for April 19th’s Forever Motown: So Good for the Soul performance! WTPR is sponsoring. Don’t miss out! Grab yours today ...

A classic snare riff kicks it off—bah, bada bah-bah bah-bah bah-bah—and a chugging, urgent bass line propels the song forward. Three young women pop out from a wheel well, radiant in skirts and hair ...

The sound of young America, Motown. With a vast galaxy of stars orbiting Detroit, visionary Berry Gordy, Jr. put the soul into the 1960s, lending the music of the Motor City’s urban streets and ...

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) — Smokey Robinson and Halle Bailey — bridging Motown’s old and new school — are lending their voices during a holiday special to honor the groundbreaking record label that ...