Tag Archives: Motown

Harlem’s Melba Moore And Gladys Knight At Motown Opening

Posted on April 16, 2013 by | Leave a comment
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Harlem diva Melba Moore and Gladys Knight (and no Pips) on April 14th, 2013 at Motown on Broadway opening night. Continue reading →

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Walter’s World: Motown The Musical (with video)

Posted on April 15, 2013 by | Leave a comment

By Walter Rutledge

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After five weeks of previews Motown the Musical officially opened on Sunday, April 14. The show’s book by Berry Gordy is based on his autobiography, To Be Loved: The Music, The Magic, The Memories Of Motown by Berry Gordy, which chronicles his life and the Motown era. Director Charles Randolph-Wright takes us on a twenty-five year musical odyssey, telling the story of the people and the music that changed the world.  Continue reading →

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HW Pick: Mary Wells, The Tumultuous Life of Motown’s First Superstar At the Schomburg

Posted on March 12, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Join author Peter Benjaminson as he discusses his latest book, Mary Wells: The Tumultuous Life of Motown’s First Superstar.  Continue reading →

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HSA Alumnus N’Kenge, Star of Broadway’s Motown the Musical

Posted on March 4, 2013 by | 1 Comment

N'Kenge head shotHailed by VARIETY as “a sensational powerhouse singer,” N’Kenge has been taking the music world by storm. Continue reading →

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HW Pick: Valerie Simpson’s American SongBook At Lincoln Center

Posted on November 20, 2012 by | 1 Comment

“Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing,” “Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand),” “I’m Every Woman,” “Solid (As a Rock)” and other era-defining tunes were written by Valerie Simpson and her husband, the late Nickolas Ashford, in a songwriting career that began in 1964 when they wrote Ray Charles’ classic “Let’s Go Get Stoned.” Continue reading →

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Clyde Frazier Sr., Motown In Harlem

Posted on November 12, 2012 by | Leave a comment

This picture was taken in the late great Arthur Crier apartment far right that Booker one of our singers, middle is brother Arthie Crier a community activist and veteran. Continue reading →

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HW Pick: Apollo Music Café: Tre Williams and the Revelations (video)

Posted on October 1, 2012 by | Leave a comment

 

Tre Williams and the Revelations represent a renewed dawning in soul music – one that marries the concrete jungle grit of the streets with the midnight blues of the rural South. Continue reading →

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Celebrities Weigh in On Ne-Yo and the Future of Motown

Posted on February 17, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Harlem Arts Alliance Presents:  On the “A” with Souleo

When Motown is mentioned most people want to strike a glamorous pose like The Supremes or literally start “Dancing in the Street” to the sounds of Martha & the Vandellas. Continue reading →

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A Moment For Micheal

Posted on June 25, 2010 by | 1 Comment

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There will always be moments that defined Micheal Jackson’s music career, one of the greatest by far is the release of the moonwalk. In 1983 on Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever television special, Micheal debuted the moonwalk during a performance of Billie Jean. Continue reading →

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