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“l’d been listening to Jamerson for some time, but this was staggering”: Inside James Jamerson’s 10 seminal “B-Sides”

Anthony Jackson and James Jamerson Jr reveal the hidden secrets of Motown’s multi-track recordings

Guitar World

‘Young women from the ghetto were taken advantage of’: the power and pain of R&B’s ‘new jill swing’ era

The female counterpart to new jack swing, which exploded in the late 80s by fusing hip-hop, pop and R&B, was thrilling – but held back by sexism, racism and dodgy contracts

The Guardian - UK

"If you're going to do anything, do it full measure, don't equivocate, be all the way in": How the MC5's Kick Out The Jams became a rallying call for a generation

The title track of the MC5's debut live album was the incendiary call to arms that ignited punk’s vital spark in 60s Detroit

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Soul singer Jalen Ngonda: ‘I don’t want to write something I can’t feel’

The Maryland-born, Liverpool-based soul artist is attracting a huge fanbase thanks to his extraordinary voice and sepia-tinged soul sound. He speaks to Roisin O’Connor about falling in love with The Temptations, the looming US election, and how his family discovered his once-hidden talent

The Independent UK

“George Harrison opened the door to reveal a Formula 1 car in the hall. He said, ‘We made it from a kit and can’t get it out of here!’” Former ELO bassist Michael de Albuquerque’s life and times

Mary Hopkin and Violinski collaborator on becoming friends with Roy Wood, reissuing his solo albums and stepping away from the “not very nice” music industry in favour of antique dealing

Louder

“We were courting Rick Rubin, who told us he’d listened to it with Tom Petty. ‘Wow!’ Tom said. ‘Now that’s something you don’t hear every day’”: Jet on the making of Are You Gonna Be My Girl and how it ended up in an iPod ad

“People talk about the song’s similarity to Lust for Life. It has that rhythm - but so do You Can’t Hurry Love and Town Called Malice”

MusicRadar

Tito Jackson obituary

American musician and founding member of the Jackson 5 who went on to have a solo career with his own blues band

The Guardian - UK

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Tito Jackson was a lifelong musician, best remembered for his work with the Jackson 5

If you immediately start singing along to ABC, Blame It On The Boogie, I’ll Be There, Can You Feel It or Who’s Loving You you are a Jackson 5 fan – and for good reason.

The Conversation

“An incredible man who cared about everyone and their well-being”: Family and friends mourn Tito Jackson

Tito Jackson dies, aged 70

MusicRadar

Sunday with Eddie Marsan: ‘My potatoes are legendary’

The actor talks about Motown and meditation, and divulges his secrets for really crispy, fluffy spuds

The Guardian - UK

"I'm an R&B singer in the body of a metal guy": Why Armored Saint recorded a cover of a Four Tops classic

American metallers Armored Saint are steeling themselves for a US tour with W.A.S.P. via the magic of Motown

Metal Hammer

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

The Guardian - UK

"He became just my hero, really": Paul McCartney's bass idol, 'incomparable' Motown session giant James Jamerson

We celebrate one of the greatest of them all

MusicRadar

Four Tops Original Member Abdul Duke Fakir Dies At 88

Abdul Duke Fakir, last original member of the Four Tops, passes away at 88, leaving behind a rich musical legacy.

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The Independent UK

Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir death: Last surviving founder of Four Tops, dies aged 88

Singer founded beloved Motown group with Lawrence Payton, Renaldo ‘Obie’ Benson and Levi Stubbs in 1953

Evening Standard

Abdul Fakir: Last original Four Tops member dies aged 88

Abdul Fakir died on Monday of heart failure, according to a family spokesperson, with his wife and other loved ones by his side

The Guardian - US

Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir, last surviving member of Four Tops, dies aged 88

The beloved Motown group’s co-founder died of a heart failure and had been struggling with bladder cancer

The Independent UK

Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, last of the original Four Tops, is dead at 88

The last surviving original member of the Four Tops has died

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Guitar World

“Be yourself and play what moves you. James Jamerson said it best: ‘If you don’t feel it, don’t play it’”: Parlor Greens’ Jimmy James is putting the soul back into guitar, groove by groove

With his inspired new trio, Seattle guitarist Jimmy James digs deep into Meters-style funk, rocking his Silvertone and making the world a better place

MusicRadar

“It's a song with enough twists and quirks to make it stand out from the pop landscape”: A music professor breaks down Chappell Roan’s Good Luck, Babe!

We put Chappell Roan's breakthrough hit under the musical microscope

MusicRadar

“He started trying to play chords on it and he said ‘Malcolm! Bob! What’s wrong with this instrument? It only plays one note at a time!’”: Robert Margouleff on the first time Stevie Wonder got his hands on the TONTO synth

Margouleff also says that he had to talk Wonder out of giving Superstition to Jeff Beck

The Independent UK

Four Tops singer sues hospital ‘for putting him in straightjacket’ when he claimed he was famous

Alexander Morris alleges that staff at a Michigan hospital denied him care and subjected him to unnecessary psychiatric treatment

The Independent UK

Singer sues hospital, says staff thought he was mentally ill and wasn't member of Four Tops

The lead singer of the Four Tops says a Detroit-area hospital restrained him and ordered a psychological exam after refusing to believe that he was part of the Motown music group

The Independent UK

Motown icon accuses hospital of forcing him in straitjacket when he told them he was famous

The hospital offered the Four Tops icon a $25 gift card ‘as an apology’ after he was restrained, the lawsuit says

The Guardian - UK

War, disastrous sex and a lot of lawsuits: the chaotic aftermath of Motown’s peak years

Disenchanted with Motown, star songwriters Holland-Dozier-Holland set up a pair of bold new labels: Hot Wax and Invictus. As a new box set is released, its artists remember their personal, political songs – and exhausting battles

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