Tomisha Price-Brock received an NEH grant for a project on “Harmony Across the Carolinas” that will include a digital exhibit ...

Gary Burton revolutionized the vibraphone. Known for his four-mallet technique, he expanded the instrument’s range, creating ...

The 1970s brought a revolution to R&B and soul music that changed everything. Artists started blending funk rhythms, social ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- For Tony Sias, Motown isn’t the soundtrack of the past. It’s a unifying force the present moment needs. “In the times in which we live today, music can be that vehicle that brings ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — The historic house on West Grand Boulevard where the Motown sound was born is growing its story without losing its soul. The Motown Museum is in ...

An eventful Sunday downtown capped a yearlong 40 th anniversary celebration for the Motown Museum — and offered some key updates to supporters of the Detroit institution. Smokey Robinson, the ...

Local vocalist Roslyn Pratt will present a Motown tribute concert on Aug. 29 at the Cultural Center for the Arts Theater in downtown Canton. Pratt and other singers will perform songs by Motown ...

During her performance at the Co-Op Live, Diana Ross declared that “there’s nothing more magical than the energy on stage”, and flanked by a live orchestra, the Queen of Motown treated Manchester to a ...

If you think of some of the most memorable songs from the twentieth century, there's a good chance one of the tunes that comes to mind is the product of Motown — a record label based in Detroit that ...

A classic snare riff kicks it off—bah, bada bah-bah bah-bah bah-bah—and a chugging, urgent bass line propels the song forward. Three young women pop out from a wheel well, radiant in skirts and hair ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The first time I went to a mostly African American church service, I was blown away by the music. One word came to mind – Motown. I felt the same beat, the same spirit of listening ...

Four headliners to perform at the 2025 Rochester International Jazz Festival were revealed Tuesday - bringing a bit of soul, funk, Motown and rock 'n' roll to Rochester's Eastman Theatre for the 9-day ...