Smokey Robinson

Bobby Rogers dies at 73; original member of Motown's the Miracles

2013-03-04 00:00:00

Bobby Rogers, an original member of the Motown group the Miracles, who collaborated with lead vocalist and songwriter Smokey Robinson and kept the musical franchise going after its biggest name left, died Sunday at his suburban Detroit home. He was 73....

'American Idol' recap: Top 8 tackle Motor City music

2013-03-28 08:45:00

The "American Idol" top 8 tackled the music of Detroit on Wednesday. That turned out to mean mostly Motown, but also, incongruously, a song by Madonna -- "Michigan's own Material Girl," Ryan Seacrest reminded us – and a countrified version of it...

Smokey Robinson to release album of duets this fall

2013-03-28 10:14:00

Smokey Robinson is getting in on the duets album action. Following his appearance Wednesday night on "American Idol," the R&B legend announced Thursday that he's to release a set of all-star duets this fall through the Verve Music Group. The album...

Bobby Rogers, founding member of Motown group the Miracles, dies at 73

2013-03-03 16:48:00

Bobby Rogers, a singer-songwriter who was a founding member of the Motown group the Miracles, has died at 73. Rogers died early Sunday morning in Detroit after a long illness, according to the Associated Press. As a songwriter, Rogers worked...

'The Voice' recap: Cassadee Pope wins Season 3

2012-12-18 21:05:00

It could have been any of them, but in the end it was Cassadee Pope who emerged the Season 3 winner of "The Voice." The 23-year-old pop-rock singer who'd stepped away from her band, Hey Monday, to see if she could make it on her own proved, once and for...

2013 Obama inauguration avoiding classical music gaffe of 2009

2013-01-21 04:10:00

One mark of a competent chief executive – especially one responsible for leading a nation – is an ability to learn from past mistakes. On that count, President Obama’s omission of classical music from his second inauguration ceremony...

Hip-hop and pop music crowd D.C. for Obama inauguration

2013-01-19 08:00:00

All eyes will be on Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson and James Taylor when they take the stage at Monday's presidential inauguration. But they're far from the only major artists partaking in the festivities. A slew of performing artists will be taking the...

PASSINGS: Jon Lord, Bob Babbitt, Donald J. Sobol

2012-07-18 00:00:00

Jon Lord Deep Purple keyboard player Jon Lord, 71, a British keyboardist for Deep Purple and Whitesnake, died in London on Monday of a pulmonary embolism after a battle with pancreatic cancer, said a statement on his official website. Lord co-wrote...

Bruce Springsteen signs on as keynote speaker for South by Southwest

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Arts on TV: Anna Deavere Smith; civil rights songs; Dudamel

2012-01-12 16:33:06

American Idol on TV

2012-01-11 21:37:03

Matt Kuchar has new sponsors, later start in season

2012-01-19 16:33:37

Smokey Robinson is to release an album of all-star duets this fall.

2013-03-28 10:21:00

Bobby Roger (top right), a founding member of the Miracles singing group with Smokey Robinson, died on Sunday at his home in suburban Detroit after a lengthy illness, the Detroit Free Press newspaper said.

2013-03-03 15:46:39

Super Bowl XXXII - 1998 The Team: Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, the Temptations and the Four Tops The Playbook: The Denver Broncos, their all-world quarterback John Elway and their salutin' running back Terrell Davis beat a heavily favored Green Bay Packers team. Also heavily favored?

2013-02-01 18:24:00