At the start of this turbulent new century, music documentaries had mostly been relegated to one-hour episodes of VH1’s Behind The Music or the BBC’s Classic Albums. While both series were highly ...

Musical history has never been as accessible as it is in the streaming era. At the same time, it’s remarkably disposable: A recent study by the British Phonographic Industry revealed that music from ...

Motown Records stumbled into the 1980s from the ‘70s, watching its greatest hitmakers return to the charts via other labels — Diana Ross at RCA, Marvin Gaye at Columbia and, of course, Michael Jackson ...

In the summer of 1965, Detroit and Motown played starring roles in the biggest televised music special of the year. The CBS show “It’s What’s Happening Baby,” hosted by New York disc jockey and ...

Just as The Big Chill soundtrack did in 1983, his new album of Motown oldies has opened the ears of whole new generation to soul music. At 52, the silver-haired Steely Dan and Doobie Brothers alumnus ...

The program for “Motown, the Musical,” playing at the Kravis Center this week, lists some 60 musical numbers, roughly three times as many as in a typical Broadway show. And we are talking quality as ...

The Motown and Soul Music Show will be returning to the Historic Grove Theater in Oak Ridge at 7 p.m. April 26, featuring the Motown Oldies Band & The Fabulous Soul Brothers, and the Grammy-nominated ...

The Oak Brook Park District kicks off its 36th annual free summer concert series June 28 and continues with Thursday night performances through July 26. All concerts begin at 7 p.m. and are held in ...