As part of her writing 'Just Kids', Patti Smith used a soundtrack including Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, Bob Dylan and more to help ...

Some 60-plus years later, Motown stands as a piece of living history — a flashpoint where African-American recording artists would find mainstream success. These include names like Marvin Gaye ...

They emerged from 1960s Detroit with an explosive sound that paved the way for punk. As a new LP is released, those who knew ...

The Temptations, known as the pioneers of the psychedelic soul genre with innovative songs, are no strangers to either. The ...

After joining Kool & the Gang as lead singer, James “JT” Taylor sang "Celebration," "Ladies Night," "Cherish," and other Eighties hits ...

a pivotal figure in the history of Motown Records, has died at the age of 81. He sang the label's first major hit, Money (That's What I Want), in 1959, and went on to co-write classic songs like I ...

At first glance, the Temptations seem like a perfect choice for a jukebox musical. The vocal group stood among the biggest and brightest acts to emerge from Motown Records, landed in the Rock and Roll ...

Berry Gordy changed the face of not just Detroit but the entire popular music landscape when he founded Motown with a vision of marketing his songs not to white audiences or black audiences ...

We return to the fantastic Smalley Hall for our ever popular SHOUT! Motown and 60s Dance Party this October. With 2 brand new DJ's now confirmed, we look forward to yet another full house of pure ...

It takes more than being a one-hit wonder (mostly) to get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Like their predecessors, this ...

The Music of Motown. Special guest singers Ryan Shaw and Capathia Jenkins, along with background vocalists and the orchestra, will vocally and sonically shimmy and shake Jones Hall with the songs ...

The Motown groups will be at the American ... The Temptations, during their 60-year career, have had several No. 1 hit songs including “My Girl,” “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” “Get Ready ...