Students view an excerpt from the Motown Amp investigation in which they learn about bassist James Jamerson and the role of Motown Records in the Civil Rights Movement. They then analyze Motown’s role ...

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 "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" singer died at age 78. Jimmy Ruffin is seen in a 1960s Motown Records photo. Motown Records Archives — -- Jimmy Ruffin wanted to go it alone. The singer – ...

The 1960s were an era of great cultural change in the United States. The Civil Rights movement was in full swing, the Vietnam War ignited protests across the country, and rock and roll was king of the ...

All Turned On! Motown Instrumentals 1960-1972 is exactly what it says it is. It could be a regular trawl through Motown’s back pages but – obviously – isn’t. The unreleased cuts are supplemented by ...

The 1960s music scene was transformed by the powerful harmonies and captivating performances of all-female vocal groups. These talented young women broke barriers in the male-dominated music industry ...

Abdul "Duke" Fakir, the last surviving original member of Motown's the Four Tops, died Monday of heart failure in Detroit. He was 88. Along with Obie Benson, Lawrence Payton, and Levi Stubbs, Fakir's ...