The words vibrant, boisterous and funky come to mind when describing “Motown The Musical,” the show that had audience members dancing and clapping to the beat throughout the entire performance.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The music of Motown Records may have started in Detroit, but many of the stars who created that sound now live in Southern California. In this Zevely Zone, I traveled to ...

Joe Hunter, 79, Motown’s first bandleader and a three-time Grammy winner with the Funk Brothers, was found dead Friday at his Detroit apartment. Hunter was diabetic, but the cause of his death was not ...

DETROIT – From humble beginnings, a music dynasty was born. In 1959, Berry Gordy bought a modest home just north of downtown Detroit with an $800 loan from his family. He lived on the second floor and ...

The post Barrett Strong, Motown Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 81 appeared first on Consequence. Barrett Strong, whose songwriting made him a key figure in the early days of Motown, has died at the age of ...

Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last surviving member of the iconic Motown Records group The Four Tops, has died. He was 88. According to Deadline, Fakir passed in his Detroit home of heart failure.

Smokey Robinson and Motown Records mastermind Berry Gordy made history together in the 1960s, when they were instrumental in creating what Motown billed as: “The sound of Young America.” Now, the ...

Smokey Robinson And The Miracles mark the 60th anniversary of ‘Going To A Go Go’, the Motown classic that delivered four iconic singles and cemented Robinson as a soul pioneer.

Terry Johnson, a guitarist, arranger and vocalist remembered for his version of “I Only Have Eyes for You,” he sang with the ...