Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Born in 1929, Berry Gordy Jr. began his music career writing songs for artists like Etta James in the late-1950's. He then ...

The 5th annual Motown Downtown Music Festival began Saturday afternoon near Avenue C and Gray Street in Killeen, with hundreds of people filling up the streets excited to dance, listen to Motown ...

Otis Williams, founder and last surviving original member of The Temptations, has seen plenty of change during his six-decade-long career. But there's something that has withstood the test of time: ...

Abdul "Duke" Fakir, a founding member of Motown band the Four Tops, and his grandson, Krys Fakir, who lives in Colorado Springs. Courtesy Krys Fakir As a boy, Krys Fakir was well aware that his ...

Performers have been announced for Killeen’s 5th annual Motown Downtown Music Festival scheduled for later this month. From 4 to 8 p.m. Feb. 28, enjoy live performances by Lynxx As Michael Jackson, ...

Prior to the pandemic, Margena A. Christian knew next to nothing about Detroit songwriter and producer Sylvia Moy, even after covering Motown matters for publications such as Jet and Ebony. But that ...

Do Elemental’s budget Motown reissues deliver? A clear-eyed review of Four Tops and Supremes albums from the late ’60s and early ’70s. Elemental Music’s affordable reissue series brings classic Motown ...

The whole point of Motown was to get listeners to sing and to dance. Hooks and rhythms and earworms are the DNA of Detroit’s iconic record label. When Motown moved its operations from Detroit to Los ...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS − The Arts Council of South Wood County is bringing back Uptown: A Celebration of Motown and Soul for a live performance at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Performing Arts Center of ...

YOU CAN FIND ALL THE DETAILS ON OUR WEBSITE WLKY.COM. A NEW BUSINESS IN NULU WILL BECOME MUCH MORE THAN A FOOD HALL MASHUP ON EAST JEFFERSON STREET. OPENED IN NOVEMBER, SAM CARTER DISCOVERED THE ...

Twas the official opening night of, “Santa Claus Is Comin’: A Motown Christmas Revue,” on Dec. 6, and all throughout Baltimore Center Stage (BCS), every foot tapped, every hand clapped and every heart ...