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  1. Tony Award Nods Largely Skip Stars for Veterans

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013

    you learn. Like, only read the reviews that they put outside the theater." The hit-stuffed " Motown : The Musical," about Motown Records under founder Berry Gordy, earned four nominations, including Valisia LeKae as Diana Ross and

  2. Bruno Mars Gives SNL The Best Ratings In Months: What's Next For Him?

    Mon, 22 Oct 2012

    Pick a lane and come back to us,'" he says, likely referring to the period in his life when he was signed to Motown Records , before being dropped by the label and moving on to Atlantic, his home and under which he released his debut album

  3. LMFAO on Famous Family, Zebras, Keeping the Party Rockin'

    Thu, 12 Jul 2012

    shots, shots, shots, shots, shots" with everybody? Redfoo and Sky Blu are Motown royalty as the son and grandson of legendary impresario Berry Gordy , Jr ., who launched the careers of the Jackson 5 and Diana Ross. Redfoo is Sky Blu's

  4. Unpainted Faces

    Wed, 28 Dec 2011

    Henry Diltz/Morrison Hotel Gallery) Michael Jackson ? 1971 "Rolling Stone called one day and asked me to go to the Motown Records office in L.A. to photograph the Jackson 5 answering fan mail. This picture was used on the cover of Rolling Stone

  5. The Day The Music Died: The Top 7 Songs We Loved

    Tue, 23 Aug 2011

    Nick Ashford, half of the prolific Motown husband and wife duo Ashford and hits for the legendary record label Motown Records . They were inducted into the Songwriters has since been regarded as one of Motown 's greatest classics of all time

  6. The Note: Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock: Time Running Out in Washington And Wisconsin

    Thu, 24 Feb 2011

    the president and the first lady will host the “The Motown Sound: In Performance at the White House,” a concert celebrating Black History Month and the legacy of Motown Records . Performers include Smokey Robinson, Natasha Bedingfield

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  1. The Presidential Planner

    Thu, 24 Feb 2011

    Office. In the evening, Motown comes to the White House will host the “The Motown Sound: In Performance at Month and the legacy of Motown Records . Performers include will include tributes to Motown ’s distinctive soul-infused

  2. Music Exec Helps Raise Money to Bury Detroit's Dead

    Thu, 21 Jan 2010

    piled-up, unclaimed bodies rose to 67 by October. Former Motown Records executive Shanti Das was in her office in New York one ones. "Typically when I think of Detroit, I think ' Motown ,' the city that captured our hearts with some of today's

  3. Michael Jackson's Memorial Lures A-List Attendees, Participants

    Mon, 6 Jul 2009

    did not know, he was ours and we were his." Lionel Richie took the stage after her to perform "Jesus Is Love." Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, who mentored Jackson from the time he was in the Jackson Five, also commended the pop icon

  4. Who's Who in Michael Jackson's Bizarre World

    Thu, 2 Jul 2009

    early incarnation of The Jackson Five before Michael became a co-lead vocalist. He married Hazel Gordy, daughter of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, in 1973 and had a string of solo hits in the '70s and '80s. Jermaine divorced Gordy in 1987

  5. Michael Jackson Kids' New Family: 15 Reasons to Freak

    Tue, 30 Jun 2009

    Your Uncles Uncle Jermaine sired eight children with four women. One is Aunt Hazel, the daughter of famous Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr . Your cousin Dawn has much in common with Blanket: Neither knows who their biological mother is. All that

  6. Lawyer: Jackson's Doctor Had Difficulty Summoning Help

    Sun, 28 Jun 2009

    tried to catch last-minute flights to Los Angeles to participate. A vigil is also planned at the original home of Motown Records in Detroit. The child singer recorded at the studio there when he was a member of the Jackson 5. The Rev. Al Sharpton

  7. Lawyer Denies Doc Drugged Jackson With Demerol

    Sun, 28 Jun 2009

    tried to catch last-minute flights to Los Angeles to participate. A vigil is also planned at the original home of Motown Records in Detroit. The child singer recorded at the studio there when he was a member of the Jackson 5. Rev. Al Sharpton

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Videos

  1. Teena Marie Remembered

    Mon, 27 Dec 2010

    album was wild and In 1979. But something's missing. Her picture on the album cover. Music historians suspect Motown records feared that R&B fans wouldn't buy and sold by a white performer. It wasn't until her second dealt with the hit

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    But something's missing. Her picture on the album cover. Music historians suspect Motown records feared that R&B fans wouldn't buy -- and sold by a white performer. It wasn't until her second dealt with the hit
  2. Tony Bennett's Favorite Tunes

    Fri, 28 Sep 2007

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    pumpkins and oh one's. I recorded. A song that's a valid. And Motown records . For the record. And they had a young boy it was fifteen years old. That they had a lot of faith in
  3. Once Boyz, Now Men

    Tue, 20 Nov 2007

    charts with their classic Motown hits. And now that boys their brand new album. Motown a journey can Hicksville because we started off on Motown sound you now being back it really now. Doing Motown records just tried to pick the

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    over again in history and in his heart it really now. Doing Motown records -- just tried to pick the songs that people hadn't read performed over again and that was what really narrowed down the.
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