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  Motown Spotlight: October 2025 – Al Abrams and more

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Motown Spotlight: October 2025 – Al Abrams and more

dnathan2025-10-03T19:04:24-04:00October 3, 2025|Categories: Features, Motown Spotlight, News|Tags: Al Abrams, Berry Gordy Jr, Cellarful Of Motown, Martha Reeves, Sharon Davis, West Grand|

A little later than planned so hopefully it's better late than never,

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  Motown Spotlight: August 2025 – Carl Bean

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Motown Spotlight: August 2025 – Carl Bean

dnathan2025-08-29T18:03:38-04:00August 29, 2025|Categories: Features, Motown Spotlight, News|Tags: Carl Bean, David Nathan, I Was Born This Way, Motown, Sharon Davis, Valentino|

Last month I veered off course to write about The Temptations instead

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  Motown Spotlight: July 2025 – The Temptations

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Motown Spotlight: July 2025 – The Temptations

dnathan2025-07-26T00:09:45-04:00July 26, 2025|Categories: Features, Motown Spotlight, News|Tags: Berry Gordy Jr, David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards, Eddie Kendricks, Motown, Norman Whitfield, Otis Williams, Sharon Davis, Smokey Robinson, The Temptations|

MOTOWN SPOTLIGHT - July 2025 I had planned something totally different this

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  Motown Spotlight: June 2025

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Motown Spotlight: June 2025

dnathan2025-06-28T16:42:34-04:00June 28, 2025|Categories: Features, Motown Spotlight, News|Tags: Bobby Nunn, David Nathan, Diana Ross, Finis Henderson, Motown, Sharon Davis, Soul City Records, Stone City Band, The Temptations|

MOTOWN SPOTLIGHT - JUNE 2025 Every now and again, I take a

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  Motown Spotlight: May 2025 – Florence Ballard

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Motown Spotlight: May 2025 – Florence Ballard

dnathan2025-05-31T16:25:05-04:00May 30, 2025|Categories: Features, Motown Spotlight, News|Tags: Berry Gordy Jr, Cindy Birdsong, Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, Motown, Sharon Davis, The Andates, The Marvelettes|

There are several things I regret in my life so far, and

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  Motown Spotlight: April 2025 – Lionel Richie

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Motown Spotlight: April 2025 – Lionel Richie

dnathan2025-04-25T18:27:31-04:00April 25, 2025|Categories: Features, Motown Spotlight, News|Tags: Diana Ross, James Carmichael, Lionel Richie, Motown, Sharon Davis, The Commodores|

With Lionel Richie touring the UK in June and with "My Love"

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  Motown Spotlight: March 2025 – Diana Ross, West Grand Label, Scherrie Payne

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Motown Spotlight: March 2025 – Diana Ross, West Grand Label, Scherrie Payne

dnathan2025-03-28T13:39:26-04:00March 28, 2025|Categories: Features, Motown Spotlight, News|Tags: Bob Ellis, Diana Ross, Edwin Starr, J.J. Barnes, Motown, Paul Nixon, Scherrie Payne, Sharon Davis, West Grand|

Seven months after her marriage to Robert Silberstein, aka Bob Ellis, Diana

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  Motown Spotlight: February 2025 – Smokey Robinson

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Motown Spotlight: February 2025 – Smokey Robinson

dnathan2025-02-22T17:00:13-05:00February 22, 2025|Categories: Features, Motown Spotlight, News|Tags: Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Motown, Sharon Davis, Smokey Robinson, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles|

Hold on to your seats, we're travelling back nearly half a decade

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  Motown Spotlight: January 2025 – The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, The Temptations, Undisputed Truth

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Motown Spotlight: January 2025 – The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, The Temptations, Undisputed Truth

dnathan2025-01-26T18:44:53-05:00January 26, 2025|Categories: Features, Motown Spotlight, News|Tags: Berry Gordy, Damon Harris, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Motown, Richard Street, Sharon Davis, The Four Tops, The Jackson 5, The Temptations, The Undisputed Truth, West Grab, West Grand|

A very belated soulful new year to you all.  I may be

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  Motown Spotlight: December 2024 – The Four Tops; Motown Artists Quotes

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Motown Spotlight: December 2024 – The Four Tops; Motown Artists Quotes

dnathan2024-12-21T00:36:31-05:00December 21, 2024|Categories: Features, Motown Spotlight, News|Tags: Berry Gordy, Brenda Holloway, Chris Clark, Diana Ross, Frank Wilson, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Jean Terrell, Jimmy Ruffin, Johnny Bristol, Jr. Walker, Kim Weston, Lionel Richie, Louvain Demps, Martha Reeves, Maxine Powell, Melvin Franklin, Motown, R. Dean Taylor, Richard Street, Rick James, Saundra Edwards, Sharon Davis, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Stoney & Meatloaf, Teena Marie, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Valerie Simpson|

When author Iain McCartney told me he was planning to write a

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