there’s not much blues in Motown’s rhythm’n’blues, but there’s heaps of rhythm. It gave the company an identity, and though its artists retained their vocal distinctiveness and the songs ...

With an eclectic scope of influences, Electric Light Orchestra's Jeff Lynne shed light on his favourite albums, including one ...

AMERICAN singer Diana Ross and pop-rock band McFly will be among the headline acts at this year’s Henley Festival. Other ...

John Lennon had a deeper appreciation for 1960s soul, folk, and rhythm and blues, which influenced his work within and beyond The Beatles.

Motown Records turned 66 on January 12. The nursery for soul giants like Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Supremes, Smokey Robinson, and The Miracles, it was home briefly to reggae ...

On January 12, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. started Tamla Records with the help of an $800 loan from his family, starting a journey that would forever change the music industry. The following year, it merged ...

For one night only, the sounds of Motown will fill the Stafford Centre in a magical evening blending music, nostalgia, and ...

The evening was about storytelling and self-expression, uniting rhythm, poetry, dance, art and social commentary. It’s a platform for marginalized voices, a place for reflection and an arena for ...

The following year, it merged into Motown Record Corporation ... by Black artists—usually all lumped under the umbrella of “rhythm and blues”—solely to Black audiences.

Byron Stripling will be guest conductor for “Gershwin, Berlin & Friends” which begins at 7:30 p.m. at Springfield Symphony ...

And with gold records by the Supremes, the Temptations and the Jackson 5, this former Motown recording studio became a hit-making machine from 1959 to 1972. The interior has been left much the ...

Love will be in the air as you revel in romantic songs by Jersey Shore favorites Rhythm N' Sound. They'll serenade you in a ...