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Joan Osborne has a long string of solo albums, a side project with Trigger Hippy, and a forthcoming album that's entirely focused on the songs of Bob Dylan, but the adventurous singer and songwriter ...

Motown Records is one of the most celebrated labels in music history. In 1959, an aspiring songwriter and record producer named Berry Gordy Jr. borrowed $800 to start his own record label in Detroit.

Motown stood tall as one of the most dominant forces in the music world in the 60s. Even in the midst of a rock music boom, the label rode high thanks to a roster of stellar artists and brilliant ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--From Stevie Wonder to The Supremes, the music of Motown defined an era. To celebrate the music and legacy of Hitsville USA, Slacker Radio has teamed up with the cast of ...

In 1959, an aspiring songwriter and record producer named Berry Gordy Jr. borrowed $800 to start his own record label in Detroit. Good investment. Within a year, Motown had its first million-selling ...

Just as The Big Chill soundtrack did in 1983, his new album of Motown oldies has opened the ears of whole new generation to soul music. At 52, the silver-haired Steely Dan and Doobie Brothers alumnus ...

We’re accustomed to seeing Berry Gordy’s big smile, but his grin on the occasion of the Kennedy Honors ceremony Dec. 5 was so broad that his face was in imminent danger of splitting in two. The Motown ...

Upon the 65 th anniversary of the record label, CU Boulder prof says that from Taylor Swift to K-pop, ‘It’s all Motown; they are not creating anything new’ Shawn O’Neal, assistant teaching professor ...

T.G. Sheppard knows exactly how people at home may have felt when they were watching Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, the landmark 1983 TV special honoring one of the most enduring record ...