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Mississippi born Barrett Strong, Motown artist known for song ‘Money,’ dies at 81
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNEW YORK — Barrett Strong, one of Motown’s founding artists and most gifted songwriters who sang...
Barrett Strong, Motown trailblazer with the Temptations and Marvin Gaye, dies at 81
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBarrett Strong, an artist and songwriter who was present for the birth of Motown and had a key role...
Mary J. Blige, Cher, A Tribe Called Quest get into Rock Hall of Fame
theGrio via AOL· 1 month agoDionne Warwick and Norman Whitfield will get the Musical Excellence Award, and famed music executive Suzanne de Passe receives the […] The post Mary J. Blige, Cher, A Tribe Called Quest get into Rock Hall of Fame appeared first on TheGrio.
"I saw one royalty cheque... and I never saw anything else from that point on": Edwyn Starr's raging...
Louder Sound via Yahoo News· 5 months ago. The summer of 1970 found the management of Motown Records holding a match over a tinderbox. A year...
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Motown’s Suzanne de Passe lands elite award; MC5 to be honored
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoDe Passe, a trailblazing female showbiz exec, was among the 2024 Hall of Fame honorees revealed...
The Temptations' 25 greatest songs of all time, ranked
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt's been 60 years since the Temptations made their first appearance on the Billboard R&B charts...
60 years ago, Bob Dylan recorded The Times They Are A-Changin’. In 2015, he explained how you could...
MusicRadar via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe COver of the TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN'. “Writing a song like this can be deceptively easy,” Bob...
Barrett Strong, Motown's First Hitmaker, Dead at 81
Parade via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe trailblazer passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, in Detroit. Barrett Strong, legendary Motown singer-songwriter, has died at the age of 81. The news of his...
Robert ‘Kool’ Bell, Suzanne de Passe & More React to Rock Hall of Fame Induction News
Billboard via Yahoo News· 1 month ago“Honestly, I broke into tears when they told me,” says longtime Motown executive Suzanne de Passe...
Mary J. Blige, A Tribe Called Quest, Dionne Warwick, And More Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
VIBE via Yahoo News· 1 month agoCongratulations are in order for a new round of musicians who just achieved “music’s highest honor.”...