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Motown’s Black women songwriters and producers were the invisible architects behind the pop music juggernaut

During the 1960s, in a country divided by racial strife, the music of Berry Gordy Jr.’s Motown Records helped bring people together.

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Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas not only recorded an anthem for the civil rights era – they fought for fair pay and proudly called themselves divas

The CBS television show “It’s What’s Happening Baby” aired a music video featuring Martha and the Vandellas performing their hit song “Nowhere to Run” to kick off its national broadcast dedicated to Detroit on June 28, 1965.

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Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir obituary

Last original member of the the Four Tops, the US group known for hits such as Reach Out I’ll Be There and I Can’t Help Myself

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Katherine Anderson obituary

Singer with the Marvelettes, whose single Please Mr Postman was Motown Records’ first No 1

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Temptations, Four Tops on hand as CEO shares what's going on with Motown Museum's expansion plans

The CEO of the Motown Museum says full construction on the final phase of the Detroit facility's expansion will get underway in the spring of 2024

The Independent UK

Barrett Strong obituary

Motown singer and songwriter whose hits included I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Papa Was a Rolling Stone and Money

The Guardian - UK

Motown legend and Temptations songwriter Barrett Strong dead at 81

His writing credits included I Heard It Through the Grapevine for Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight & the Pips, the Undisputed Truth’s ‘Smiling Faces Sometimes’, ‘War’ for Edwin Starr

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Jim Stewart obituary

American producer and executive who co-founded Stax Records in the late 1950s

The Guardian - UK

Mable John obituary

First female singer signed to Motown whose later hit for Stax, Your Good Thing, became a classic of deep soul

The Guardian - UK

Mable John dead: First female solo singer signed by founder of Motown Records dies

Mable John was the first female solo artist signed to Tamla Records, which later became Motown. She has sadly died aged 91

Daily Mirror

Lamont Dozier, legendary Motown songwriter and producer, dead at 81

DETROIT — Even as a child, Lamont Dozier was drawn to words and how those words connected to music.

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Lamont Dozier obituary

Member of the trio who wrote and produced songs that built the Motown legend and helped define popular music in the 1960s

The Guardian - UK

Motown Stars Celebrate Completion of Museum Expansion Phases

The historic section of Detroit where Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. built his music empire six decades ago is now looking better than ever. Motown legend — and Gordy's best friend — Smokey Robinson was among those who visited the newly improved Motown Museum site on Monday night for…

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Motown stars celebrate a museum expansion that honors Hitsville

Motown-era buildings near the museum have been transformed into Hitsville NEXT, which will be home to camps, workshops, master classes and community events.

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Motown stars celebrate completion of museum expansion phases

Motown legends Smokey Robinson, Otis Williams and Martha Reeves were among those who celebrated the completion of the first two phases of the Motown Museum's expansion

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Former A&R head Mickey Stevenson on Motown: It was a 'spiritual' movement

DETROIT — Reflecting on a legendary career with Motown Records that included finding some of its most iconic talent and shaping its sound, William "Mickey" Stevenson, its former A&R head, believes it was nothing short of a "spiritual movement."

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Joe Messina obituary

Jazz-trained guitarist whose playing made a vital contribution to the sound of Motown hits of the 1960s

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