Motown Spotlight, April 2021 – Rick James
This month's Motown Spotlight from the illustrious Sharon Davis focuses on one of the 'bad boyz' of funk, Rick James, the impact of his best-selling 1981 album "Street Songs" and his first highly memorable visit to London...
Motown Spotlight, March 2021
Sharon Davis takes another look at a quintet of albums released by Motown in 1971, including Eddie Kendricks' solo debut, Stevie Wonder's first foray into self-production, The Jackson 5's continued success, British rock band UFO's Rare Earth set and The Temptations' turn around....
Motown Spotlight, February 2021 – Mary Wilson
It's fitting that with this Motown Spotlight, Sharon Davis pays tribute to SoulMusic Hall Of Fame inductee Mary Wilson, whose contribution to the legacy of The Supremes and her own work as an artist, author and performer remains immeasurable...
Motown Spotlight, January 2021
In this Motown Spotlight, Sharon Davis recognizes the significant creative contribution of Mickey Stevenson, one of the key producers/songwriters and A&R executives at Hitsville USA, known for his work with artists such as Marvin Gaye, The Marvelettes, Martha & The Vandellas and Kim Weston....
Motown Spotlight, December 2020
With Yuletide musical nods to The Temptations, our Motown columnist Sharon Davis continues a review of the label's 1977 album output and shares about a new collection of performances by longtime Motown champion, Dusty Springfield and more...
Motown Spotlight, November 2020
This month, Sharon Davis shares about a previously unreleased 'live' album by July 2020 SoulMusic Hall Of Fame inductee Kim Weston that's now available and takes a trip back to 1977 to revisit Motown albums by Syreeta, Jerry Butler and The Originals....
