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Motown Museum expansion, reopening celebrated in grand style by Smokey Robinson and more
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStars and dignitaries were on hand as the Motown Museum marked the completion of its first expansion...
For Motown’s tight-knit early Detroit family, Sunday night brings the end of an era
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen Motown alumni gather Sunday in Los Angeles for their annual get-together, there will be plenty...
10 singers vie for 'Amplify' prize Saturday as Motown Museum competition hits Music Hall
Gannett via AOL· 2 months agoSun was streaming through the atrium windows at Hitsville Next one recent weekday as local singers...
The Iconic Memphis Label Behind Music’s Most Soulful Stars
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 4 days agoHoward L. Bingham“We were flying by the seat of our pants,” Stax legend William Bell recently...
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...
Motown Museum Founder's Day culminates with surprise Spinners performance
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Spinners made a surprise musical appearance to cap a lively Sunday afternoon outside the Motown...
The Temptations’ last original member talks Motown, musicals and a request for Denzel
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFew people can simply pop into a theater and see their life story unfold on stage. Or lay claim to...
The Temptations' Otis Williams shares decades of wisdom with young Detroit artists
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIn his 60-plus years with the Temptations, Otis Williams has certainly experienced his share of...
Recording artist, music exec and Berry Gordy’s brother, Robert Louis Gordy, dies at 91
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRobert Louis Gordy, the youngest brother of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, passed away on...
Smokey Robinson on Meeting MLK, Drugs, and Why He Called His New Album ‘Gasms’
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAt this stage of his life, you could forgive Smokey Robinson for coasting off past glories. The...