Motown Spotlight: September 2024 – Tammi Terrell, The Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Pat Lewis, Tito Jackson
A varied chinwag this month as I'm highlighting a couple of books, and bringing news of Stevie Wonder entering the
In Soulful Remembrance: Frankie Beverly
In soulful remembrance, we present this loving tribute to the superbly talented FRANKIE BEVERLY (December 6, 1946 – September 10,
VALERIE SIMPSON: Classic Soul 1971 Interview
2021 Introduction: A semi-finalist up for induction into The SoulMusic Hall Of Fame ‘Female Artist’ category (having already been inducted into several other categories before, including ‘Lifetime Achievement’ and ‘Motown Artist’ as a soloist and ‘Producer’ and ‘Songwriter’ as part of the Ashford & Simpson partnership), Valerie Simpson’s work as a solo recording artist first appeared in 1971 with the critically-acclaimed LP, ‘Exposed.” We revisit her first-ever transatlantic phone interview conducted by David Nathan, 40 years ago…
Motown Spotlight: August 2024 – The Four Tops
If we knew what our future had in store we would either crawl under the nearest stone or faint in
In Soulful Remembrance: Angela Bofill
In soulful remembrance of much-missed superb singer/songwriter, ANGELA BOFILL ((May 2, 1954 – June 13, 2024) whose enduring contribution to
Motown Spotlight: July 2024 – Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Commodores and more
MOTOWN SPOTLIGHT - JULY 1974 We're still in the seventies but three years earlier than last month. I'm talking about
