Archive for the ‘Motown’ Category
Stevie Wonder to enter Apollo Legends Hall of Fame
Written by admin on February 4, 2011 – 8:27 am -| Stevie Wonder will be inducted into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame at the Apollo Theater’s Annual Spring Gala on June 13. This is a poignant tribute for the Motown Legend as he sang at the Apollo at the very start of his career, earning the nickname the “Wonder Child.” |
Tags: Apollo Legends Hall of Fame, Living for the City, stevie wonder, Superstition, Uptight (Everything's Alright)
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Gladys Horton of the Marvelettes dies aged 65
Written by admin on January 27, 2011 – 8:45 pm - |
Gladys Horton, former lead singer of the Marvelettes, sadly died yesterday (Jan 26) aged 65 at a nursing home in Sherman Oaks, California. She was recuperating at the home after suffering a stroke last year. |
Tags: Gladys Horton, Gladys Horton death, Please Mr Postman, The Marvelettes, Too Many Fish in the Sea
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Song of the Week #37 – “The Tracks of My Tears”
Written by admin on January 17, 2011 – 9:16 am -| This week’s Song of the Week is Smokey Robinson & The Miracles’ masterpiece “Tracks of My Tears.” The song was released on single in the US in July 1965, backed with “A Fork in the Road.” |
Tags: Gladys Knight & the Pips, Johnny Rivers, Linda Ronstadt, smokey robinson, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Miracles, The Tracks of My Tears
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Teena Marie dies aged 54
Written by admin on December 27, 2010 – 11:49 am -| Soul singer Teena Marie died yesterday at her home in Pasadena, California aged 54. She was born Mary Christine Brockert in Santa Monica, California on March 5, 1956.
Teena Marie signed with Motown in 1976 and made four albums for the label from 1979 to 1981. She was mentored by funk legend Rick James, with whom she would have a long professional and personal relationship. |
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The Singer not the Song
Written by admin on December 13, 2010 – 7:30 pm -| Harley Payette asserts that the artistry of the pop singer is too often undervalued because of the importance placed on songwriting. |
Tags: aretha franklin, Elvis Presley, Harley Payette, Sam Cooke, songwriting, The Righteous Brothers
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