Motown

May 13: Happy birthday Stevie Wonder (born 1950)

  May 13: Happy birthday Stevie Wonder (born 1950) Do you know, it's funny, but I never thought of being…

9 years ago

April 10: I Heard It Through the Grapevine was recorded by Marvin Gaye in 1967

 "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" isn't a plea to save a love affair; it's Marvin Gaye's essay on salvaging…

10 years ago

March 26: Happy Birthday Diana Ross

My travels led me to where I am today. Sometimes these steps have felt painful, difficult, but led me to…

10 years ago

Feb 22: Florence Ballard passed away in 1976

 Ballard became one of rock's greatest tragedies, eventually ending up on welfare, and dying in 1976. ~Richie Unterberger (allmusic.com) Here's…

10 years ago

Happy 75th Birthday Smokey Robinson

I don't ever balk at being considered a Motown person, because Motown is the greatest musical event that ever happened…

10 years ago