While there is much more scheduled throughout the season, these five events stand out among the key highlights.
Audiences met Detroit-native Diana Ross as leader of Motown girl group The Supremes; afterwards, the soul/disco/pop singer ...
Soul music in 1963 spoke to the times, but it also laid the groundwork for the future of R&B, pop, rock and roll, funk, and eventually hip-hop.
Author Margena A. Christian revisits the legacy of Sylvia Moy, the Motown trailblazer behind classics by Stevie Wonder.
Everything changed in 1964 with "Where Did Our Love Go," the trio’s first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The song ...
On March 9, 1961, legendary Motown girl group The Supremes released their first single, “I Want a Guy.” ...
Motown had a roster of hit songwriters who understood the power of an unforgettable lyric, creating timeless hooks we'll never forget.
In the ’60s and ’70s, R&B was dominated by the swirling melodies and catchy hooks from the likes of Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight and the Pips, all of whom came ...
The fusion of gospel, pop, R&B, and soul contributed greatly to the success of Motown Records. It allowed its writers and artists to create songs that were catchy and appealing to younger listeners, ...
Music legend Smokey Robinson, member of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame, Kennedy Center Honors recipient, winner of the National Medal of Arts, a Grammys Living Legend ...
Legends of Motown, a sensational seven-piece tribute show, are bringing the magic, soul, and energy of Motown to the Albert Hall on Sunday, March 8 at 7.30pm. It is a high energy tribute show jam ...