Motown Spotlight: May 2024 – Gloria Jones
When Gloria Jones hosted her "An Evening With.." for Paul Stuart Davies at the Alta in Whalley just recently, it
Motown Spotlight: April 2024 – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Motown reissues have been few and far between these past months (years?), so when we see one is due to
Perspectives: Four Tops On Broadway – A Musical Influence by Alex Lloyd
Motown for me, as with so many others was my introduction to soul music. The Temptations, The Four Tops, The
Motown Spotlight: March 2024 – The Temptations, Jermaine Jackson & Teena Marie; plus Martha Reeves Hollywood Walk Of Fame Video
MARCH 1980 Let's leave the '70s behind - as referenced in the last few Motown Spotlight columns - and shift
In Soulful Rememberance: Barbara J. Harris – Giving R-E-S-P-E-C-T (2012 Interview)
The news of the passing of Barbara J. Harris, one of the true pioneers in the music industry, on March
Celebrating Aretha: An interview with Matthew Jordan Smith, author of “Aretha Cool”
ARETHA… Reflecting on my thoughts on August 16, the second anniversary of the passing of the acknowledged ‘Queen Of Soul’ (with whom I first had contact back in 1966, as a teenage fan writing a letter c/o her father’s church and, oh happy day, getting a reply) – I find myself drawn to the aspects of her music, her legacy and her personality, notably different from what first touched my heart and soul…
