London -
Born in San Francisco, a UK resident since the age of one, Natty scored a Top 20 hit in 2008 with his debut LP 'Man Like I.' Digital Journal asked him all about the follow-up 'Release the Fear.'
'Echoes,' Britain's longest running magazine for black music, began as the weekly publication 'Black Echoes' in 1976. This month, they celebrate their 40th anniversary, an impressive feat editor Chris Wells discussed with Digital Journal.
One of four members of the award-winning band filled Digital Journal in on their upcoming series of shows in Las Vegas, entitled "Christmas, Motown and More!"
April 2nd 2015 would have been Gaye's 76th birthday and to celebrate, Universal Music Enterprises and Motown Records are releasing a brand new box set made up of his first seven studio LPs.
Muscle Shoals -
Most people have heard of the Motown Sound, a reference to sixties soul music, but what about the Muscle Shoals Sound? A documentary retelling the birth of Alabama's Muscle Shoals Sound is set to change that.
Charleston -
Motown legend and superstar Diana Ross hit the stage at the Clay Center in Charleston, West Virginia this week entertaining the packed house with hits from a phenomenal music career which has spanned fifty years.
Detroit -
Detroit's Mayor Dave Bing had plans earlier this year to have these buildings demolished by the end of the year. However, plans have been put on hold.
Amidst unconfirmed reports on Twitter, it is now understood that R&B singer Teena Marie has been found dead at the age of 54 by her daughter after dying in her sleep.
The musical mountain of the Four Tops will perhaps always be a yardstick for male vocalists, even by Motown standards. Levi Stubbs was the top of the Tops in the public mind, the front man. They had no less than 40 hits, all classics.
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