Motown Records

Las Vegas: The Supreme Mary Wilson to perform at Suncoast

2013-04-09 07:30:00

Mary Wilson, one of the three women who soared to stardom as the Supremes, will bring her soulful stylings to Las Vegas' Suncoast Hotel & Casino on May 11 and 12. More than 50 years have passed since three teenagers growing up in the Detroit projects --...

Quick Takes: 'Walking' to the top

2013-04-02 00:00:00

"The Walking Dead," which has already shattered viewer records for AMC, scored another milestone with its season finale. The end of the third season of the zombie apocalypse drama scored its biggest audience ever with 12.4 million viewers Sunday night,...

PASSINGS: Deke Richards

2013-03-26 19:11:00

Deke Richards, 68, who as part of the songwriting and producing team known as the Corporation was responsible for many of the Jackson 5's early hit songs for Motown Records, died Sunday at a hospice in Bellingham, Wash., of esophageal cancer, according to...

Motown producer-songwriter Deke Richards dies

2013-03-26 09:34:00

Deke Richards, who as part of the songwriting and production team known as the Corporation was responsible for many of Motown Records' signature songs, died Sunday at a hospice in Bellingham, Wash., of esophageal cancer, according to a statement from...

Live: LMFAO has fun with debauchery

2012-06-06 21:36:05

Donald 'Duck' Dunn dies at 70; bassist for Booker T. & the MG's

2012-05-15 00:00:00

As the bass player on dozens of the most soulful hits in the history of pop music, Donald "Duck" Dunn often found himself out on the road playing to fans who had assumed he was black like the stars he supported, notably Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and...

Critic's Notebook: LMFAO's brand of party rock uniquely American

2012-01-13 16:35:49

B.B. King, Mick Jagger lead blues session at the White House

2012-02-21 16:37:38

Tracing the history of music with Spotify's new Facebook timeline

2012-03-30 16:35:59

'Dancing With the Stars' recap: Motown hits!

2012-04-24 04:35:58

Nick Ashford of Ashford & Simpson songwriting team dies at 70

2011-08-24 00:00:00

Nick Ashford, half of the Motown songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson that penned elegant, soulful classics for singers Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye and funk hits for Chaka Khan and others, died Monday, his former publicist said. He was 70. Ashford, who along...

Esther Gordy Edwards dies at 91; sister of Motown Records founder

2011-08-28 00:00:00

When Berry Gordy Jr. wanted to borrow $800 from his family to found Motown Records in 1959, he knew that the most formidable resistance would come from his oldest sister, Esther. "You're 29 years old and what have you done with your life?" his sister...

Singer Redfoo, the son of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, performs with LMFAO at Staples Center.

2012-06-05 00:00:00

' first No. 1 pop single in 1961. The group had six top 20 singles, including "Beachwood 4-5789," "Don't Mess With Bill" and "Playboy." Horton is pictured above, at left, with Katherine Anderson and Wanda Young of the Marvelettes. She was 65.

2011-03-02 14:48:58

Music producer and Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. was among those who spoke at the event.

2009-07-07 00:00:00