Tag: motown
Motown Songwriter-producer Lamont Dozier Dead at 81
By Hillel Italie, AP National Writer
Lamont Dozier, the middle name of the celebrated Holland-Dozier-Holland team that wrote and produced “You Can't Hurry Love,” “Heat...
Wanda Young, Member of Motown’s The Marvelettes, Dies at 78
Wanda Young, a member of Motown's chart-topping The Marvelettes, has died in suburban Detroit. She was 78.
Associated Press
Meta Ventress told The New York Times...
‘What’s Going On’ at 50 – Motown Classic Still Relevant Today as it was...
Motown wasn’t really known for its politically conscious music. Then came “What’s Going On.”
By Tyina Steptoe, University of Arizona
Released on May 21, 1971, at...
Temptations Mark 60th Anniversary with Release of New Single with Smokey Robinson
NNPA Newswire
This year marks the 60th Anniversary celebration of The Temptations, the legendary, Grammy Award-Winning group known as the “No. 1 R&B Artists of...
IN MEMORIAM: Keeping the Legacy of Legendary Supremes Star Mary Wilson Alive
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
Mary Wilson was a friend to the Black Press of America, a neighbor to the world,...