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Music from Memphis' Stax Records, Detroit's Motown featured in online show
Read full article: Music from Memphis' Stax Records, Detroit's Motown featured in online showFans of the soulful sounds of Detroit’s Motown and Memphis’ Stax Records will be able to enjoy the music of both brands in the same place if they watch and listen to a free, online show streaming during Black History Month.
Barrett Strong, Motown artist known for ‘Money,’ dies at 81
Read full article: Barrett Strong, Motown artist known for ‘Money,’ dies at 81Barrett Strong, one of Motown’s founding artists and most gifted songwriters who sang lead on the company’s breakthrough single “Money (That’s What I Want)” and later collaborated on such classics as “I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and “War,” has died.
Fans moved by social media posts of Rolling Stones visiting Motown Museum, other Detroit landmarks
Read full article: Fans moved by social media posts of Rolling Stones visiting Motown Museum, other Detroit landmarksIt’s not every day that a famous member of the Rolling Stones gets to tour the original headquarters of Motown Records, but it happened Sunday for guitarist Ron Wood.
Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76
Read full article: Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76Wilson died in Las Vegas, publicist Jay Schwartz told KABC-TV. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)Mary Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76 years old. Wilson died Monday night at her home in Las Vegas and the cause was not immediately clear, said publicist Jay Schwartz. Ballard was replaced by Cindy Birdsong in 1967, and Wilson stayed with the group until it was officially disbanded by Motown in 1977. Touring at the time, Wilson said there was a moment when she realized they had a hit song.
Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76
Read full article: Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76FILE - Mary Wilson, founding member of The Supremes, appears during a portrait session at Capitol Records in Los Angeles on June 12, 2014. Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76 years old. Publicist Jay Schwartz says Wilson died Monday night, Feb. 8, 2021, at her home in Las Vegas and that the cause was not immediately clear. Wilson died Monday night at her home in Nevada and the cause was not immediately clear, said publicist Jay Schwartz. Following the Supremes’ disbandment, Wilson released the solo albums “Mary Wilson” and “Walk the Line” and wrote a handful of books, including the best-selling “Dreamgirl: My Life as a Supreme” and “Supreme Faith: Someday We’ll Be Together."