Motown Spotlight: September 2022 (Charlene/Paul Stuart Davies)

dnathan2022-09-30T18:05:28-04:00September 30, 2022|Categories: Motown, Motown Spotlight, News|Tags: Berry Gordy Jr, I've Never Been To Me, Motown, Paul Stuart Davies, Sharon Davis, Stevie Wonder|

Well, here's an unlikely coupling if ever there was, not because of [...]

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In Soulful Remembrance: Dr. Mable John – Personal Reflections by David Nathan

dnathan2022-08-27T09:40:38-04:00August 27, 2022|Categories: David Nathan’s Diary, Features, News|Tags: Berry Gordy Jr, Joy Outreach Ministry, Mable John, Motown, Ray Charles, Stax Records, The Raelets|

In soulful remembrance, Dr. Mable John (November 3, 1930-August 25, 2022) In [...]

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Motown Spotlight: August 2022 (Lamont Dozier)

dnathan2022-08-27T01:45:11-04:00August 27, 2022|Categories: Motown, Motown Spotlight, News|Tags: Berry Gordy Jr, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, Hot Wax Records, How Sweet It Is, Invictus Records, Lamont Dozier, Martha & The Vandellas, Motown, Sharon Davis, The Four Tops, The Supremes|

This has been such an awfully sad year so far, one of [...]

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Motown Spotlight: May 2022 (Martha Reeves & The Vandellas)

dnathan2022-05-23T16:32:27-04:00May 27, 2022|Categories: Motown Spotlight, News|Tags: Berry Gordy Jr, Deke Richards, Diana Ross, Lamont Dozier, Martha & The Vandellas, Martha Reeves, Motown, The Jackson 5|

Released a mere fifty years ago this month was an album that [...]

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Motown Spotlight: April 2022 (Marvin Gaye – “I Want You”)

dnathan2022-08-12T22:58:37-04:00April 29, 2022|Categories: Motown Spotlight, News|Tags: Berry Gordy Jr, I Want You, Janis Hunter, Leon Ware, Marvin Gaye, Motown, T-Boy Ross|

In April 1976, Marvin Gaye released "I Want You", the title track [...]

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Louvain Demps: A Women’s History Month Tribute To An ‘Unsung’ Motown Pioneer

dnathan2022-03-20T03:55:45-04:00March 19, 2022|Categories: Artist Spotlight, Classic Soul Interviews, Motown, News|Tags: Berry Gordy Jr, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Douglasville, Georgia, Louvain Demps, Mary Wilson, Motown, Susanne Hudson, The Andantes, Women’s History Month|

You probably don’t know her name, but you’ve definitely heard her pitch [...]

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Motown Founded on January 12, 1959

nyafleron2022-02-19T08:09:14-05:00January 12, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Berry Gordy Jr|

On January 12, 1959, Berry Gordy, Jr. founded Motown Records (originally Tamla [...]

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