Motown gave us The Sound Of Young America throughout the ’60s, but one year – 1966 – was the year Berry Gordy’s label truly came of age ...

Suzanne de Passe is headed to an elite wing in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The longtime Motown executive and producer will receive this year’s Ahmet Ertegun Award for Lifetime Achievement, one of ...

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame did not forget the Motor City for its class of 2024. Though no Detroit area or Michigan music figures were nominated this year, three major figures from the local scene ...

Suzanne de Passe likens her many years with Motown as “a lot like Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride” at the Disney theme parks. And she has absolutely no regrets about buying the ticket. The Harlem-raised de Passe ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CLEVELAND — Decades after unleashing a broadside of Detroit rock energy — and following years of frustrating snubs — the MC5 got ...

Motown gave soul music broad appeal with its iconic beat, earworm hooks, and call-and-response gospel vocals. But the Detroit label, founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records in 1959, was much more ...

In the 1960s, there were two giant musical movements that helped shape not only the decade but also the next 50 years of modern music. Those are the sounds that came from the British Invasion and from ...

Escorted tours specialist Newmarket Holidays has launched a new music-themed itinerary exploring the roots of Motown and the rhythms of rock ‘n’ roll, before culminating in a powerful finale at ...