‘Duke’ Fakir, the last original member of Motown greats The Four Tops, has passed away. The Four Tops were quintessential figureheads of the golden era
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Having a father, or being a father or a stepfather, the familiar bonds of fatherhood can be joyous and complicated. Love songs reign the pop
Berry Gordy Jr. was blessed with an entrepreneurial spirit long before founding Motown Records in 1959. But once the Detroit label started spinning hits at
Looking for Mother’s Day songs for your playlist? We’ve got you covered. There’s never a bad time to celebrate mothers – and the songs that
The opportunity to experience the phenomenon of the Temptations as a live force has still, happily, been available to us thanks to the tireless touring
The HBO Original four-part documentary series Stax: Soulsville U.S.A., will premiere on Monday, May 20 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO with two episodes airing back-to-back,
His career was cut cruelly short, but Marvin Gaye remains the Prince of Motown, and our our playlist celebrates a legacy that remains as powerful as
There are examples of records that gave a name to a whole genre (like “Rapper’s Delight,” which used the term “hip-hop” on wax for the
From her beginnings as an outspoken queen of neo-soul to her later politically-charged salvos at the vanguard of contemporary R&B, Erykah Badu’s multi-hued, occasionally controversial
Don’t worry, we’re not going to repeat the Bob Dylan quote about Smokey Robinson. We know you are sick of it being trotted out at