Jamerson might not be the most famous bassist, but millions have fallen in love with his work. He was part of "The Funk ...

The Temptations were brimming with high hopes on Dec. 21, 1964, a Christmas-week optimism that turned out to be well justified. It was cold outside when “My Girl” was released, but the group had the ...

Do Elemental’s budget Motown reissues deliver? A clear-eyed review of Four Tops and Supremes albums from the late ’60s and early ’70s.

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Shadows of the 60s pays tribute to the tremendous legacy of Motown’s super groups ...

The Miracles “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me” Remarkably, one of the Miracles’ biggest hits began life as a single B-side. In November 1962, “Happy Landing,” a nondescript up-tempo number featuring a ...

Imagine that The Supremes, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye took the stage at the Barre Opera House for a concert. These and several other performers from the height of ...

The ’60s saw several new musical movements. From the U.K. came a host of foreign heartthrobs in what was dubbed “The British Invasion,” with the forefathers of that movement being the Beatles. Their ...

In the late 1950s, when former featherweight boxer Berry Gordy Jr. decided to switch careers and take a shot at the heavyweight music producing business, he didn’t go to New York or Chicago or any ...