High time a documentary paid tribute to the undervalued golden-era Motown house band—The Funk Brothers—who played on more (and better) hits than anyone else. The (surviving) old dudes remain ...
As the house band at Motown throughout the '60s, the Funk Brothers were arguably the greatest hit machine the world has ever seen. Yet nobody ever knew who they were. Three decades later ...
Rare performances, interviews and rarely seen footage come together to paint a picture of the history and origins of Motown. We’re sorry, the information you’re ...
The story of how a small group of dedicated British music fans paved the way for the first Motown tour of Britain, changing the country’s popular culture forever. Show more In 1965, some of ...
Students view an excerpt from the Motown Amp investigation in which they learn about bassist James Jamerson and the role of Motown Records in the Civil Rights Movement. They then analyze Motown ...
Barrett Strong, a pivotal figure in the history of Motown Records, has died at the age of 81. He sang the label's first major hit, Money (That's What I Want), in 1959, and went on to co-write ...
Featuring all the classics you love, Motown The Musical tells the story behind the hits as Diana, Smokey, Berry and the whole Motown family fight against the odds to create the soundtrack of ...
And with gold records by the Supremes, the Temptations and the Jackson 5, this former Motown recording studio became a hit-making machine from 1959 to 1972. The interior has been left much the ...
Also recognized Saturday night in that category was late Motown songwriter-producer Norman Whitfield, while Motown executive Suzanne de Passe was bestowed the Ahmet Ertegun Award, the rock hall ...