Happy Birthday David Ruffin
Some suggest he had the best voice in all of Motown. If that’s not the case, he certainly had one of the most recognizable voices in all of soul music and Detroit was lucky to have him. Here’s to you...
View ArticleRIP Gladys Horton of the Marvelettes
Gladys Horton, pictured top right, with the Marvelettes News is breaking that Metro-Detroit native Gladys Horton, former lead singer of the Marvelettes, died late Wednesday evening at a nursing home in...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Stevie Wonder
Today, Detroit music legend Stevie Wonder turns 61-years-old. He’s responsible for writing and singing some of the best soul songs of all time and has been a fixture in Detroit’s musical DNA since he...
View ArticleBBC News Celebrates the 40th of Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On’
… In which Gaye briefly talked about his early days with Motown, ’62-’65, in a 1976 interview: “I don’t view them with a lot of happiness. Being young and not knowing the business a great deal and...
View ArticleMartha Reeves & The Funk Brothers Team Up With The Crystal Method For New...
Produced in association with The Grammys, the upcoming documentary film RE:GENERATION looks at the history, songwriting and studio process of different musical genres through the eyes of five...
View ArticleCity Slang: Weekly music review roundup
Send CDs, vinyl, cassettes, demos and 8-tracks to Brett Callwood, Metro Times, 733 St. Antoine, Detroit, MI 46226. Email MP3s and streaming links to bcallwood@metrotimes.com. Geri Allen’s Grand River...
View ArticleCity Slang: Kerrytown rocks
OK, guess who was late to his own party. I’m a man who abhors tardiness, and yet on Sunday afternoon I suffered from the most wretched of brain farts. Convinced the music panel, “From Motown to Iggy...
View ArticleA look at the Prolifics
The Prolifics offer a snapshot of what Motown looked like in its heyday. Unlike most bands today, these guys wear matching suits and embrace the tightly choreographed dance moves that were a trademark...
View ArticleCity Slang: Music review roundup
Send CDs, vinyl, cassettes, demos and 8-tracks to Brett Callwood, Metro Times, 1200 Woodward Heights, Ferndale MI 48220. Email MP3s and streaming links to bcallwood@metrotimes.com. Awesome Jarvis and...
View ArticleCity Slang: Diana Ross to open Freedom Hill season
Motown legend Diana Ross will open up the Freedom Hill season on Friday, June 13. “We’re thrilled to have one of the greatest Motown singers of all time, Diana Ross, open our facility this season,”...
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