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Donald 'Duck' Dunn dies at 70; bassist for Booker T. & the MG's
As the bass player on dozens of the most soulful hits in the history of pop music, Donald "Duck" Dunn often found himself out on the road playing to fans who had assumed he was black like the stars he supported, notably Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and...Tags: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Japan, Al Jackson, Clint Eastwood, Sam Moore
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'Dancing With the Stars' recap: Motown hits!
Show TrackerA little bit of Motor City was revved into the “Dancing With the Stars” ballroom for a special hand-clapping, hip-swaying Motown-themed event.... -
Tracing the history of music with Spotify's new Facebook timeline
Pop & HissSpotify unveiled a Facebook Timeline that seeks to offer a chronology of music from the last 900 years. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts takes a look at the entries and makes a few suggestions.... -
B.B. King, Mick Jagger lead blues session at the White House
Pop & HissB.B. King, Mick Jagger and others will perform at the White House tonight, Feb. 21, in a program hosted by President and Mrs. Obama celebrating the blues. High school students from around the country will get to explore the blues during the day at the... -
Critic's Notebook: LMFAO's brand of party rock uniquely American
Pop & HissLast week LMFAO had the No. 1 song in America. Again. This time it was for the L.A. rap/dance/pop duo's ode to self-infatuation, "Sexy and I Know It" — an infectiously simple dance-floor ditty with a relentless rhythm and a video that has been... -
Nick Ashford obituary: Half of Ashford & Simpson songwriting team dies at 70
Nick Ashford, one-half of the legendary Motown songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson who penned elegant, soulful classics for the likes of Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye and funk hits for Chaka Khan and others, died Monday, his former publicist said. He was 70....Tags: Artists, Diana Ross, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Marvin Gaye
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Nick Ashford of Ashford & Simpson songwriting team dies at 70
Nick Ashford, half of the Motown songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson that penned elegant, soulful classics for singers Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye and funk hits for Chaka Khan and others, died Monday, his former publicist said. He was 70.
Ashford, who along...Tags: Artists, Diana Ross, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Career and Workplace
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Monster Mash: 9/11 memorial architect on his controversial design
Culture MonsterA profile of architect Michael Arad, designer of the controversial Sept. 11 memorial... -
Esther Gordy Edwards dies at 91; sister of Motown Records founder
When Berry Gordy Jr. wanted to borrow $800 from his family to found Motown Records in 1959, he knew that the most formidable resistance would come from his oldest sister, Esther.
"You're 29 years old and what have you done with your life?" his sister...Tags: Artists, Contracts, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson
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This time, it's Barbara Morrison's turn for a favor
Sitting in the hall that she operates in Leimert Park on a recent afternoon, Barbara Morrison is uncharacteristically sedentary. She recently lost a leg to diabetes. While she speaks with customary grace and cheer, the jazz vocalist is in a period of...Tags: Artists, Dizzy Gillespie, Ernie Andrews, Joe Williams, Billie Holiday
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In Rotation: Mowest, Motown’s West Coast experiment
Pop & HissA series in Sunday Calendar about what Times writers & contributors are listening to right now... Various artists, “Our Lives Are Shaped by What We Love: Motown’s Mowest Story 1971-1973.” The accepted narrative of Motown Records’... -
Gladys Horton dies at 65; 'Please Mr. Postman' singer with the Marvelettes
When a record label's female vocal groups include the Supremes and Martha and the Vandellas, it's easy to see why the Marvelettes are often relegated to footnote status. But the Detroit group has a unique distinction in the saga of Motown Records —...Tags: Diana Ross, The Carpenters (music group), Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, The Beatles (music group)
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