On May 5th, 1985 the Apollo’s renovation is celebrated with a 50th Anniversary grand reopening and television special, “Motown Salutes the Apollo,” with special guests (2:30) George Michael, and Diana Ross.
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HW Pick: Marvin Gaye’s Timeless “What’s Going On” Live 1972 (Video)
What’s Going On is the eleventh studio album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released May 21, 1971, on the Motown-subsidiary label Tamla Records. Continue Reading →
Kicking It In Harlem With Taimak: The Last Dragon
By Eartha Watts-Hicks
The year was 1986, and the movie Berry Gordy presents The Last Dragon was nothing short of a phenomenon. Highly anticipated, it blended the worlds of film, music, radio, and television with its incredible movie soundtrack and music videos, featuring Vanity and DeBarge, among others. Continue Reading →
HW Pick: Berry Gordy’s Historic Motown Mansion Ups Sale Price, Asks $1.6M
We last saw this massive Boston-Edison estate hit the market last year, and now the historic mansion, once home to Motown Founder Berry Gordy, is listing again. Continue Reading →
After The Dance Book At Hue-Man Bookstore In Harlem
After the Dance My Life With Marvin Gaye is a searing memoir of love, drugs, sex, and old-school R&B, from the former wife of the legendary soul icon Marvin Gaye.
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Walter’s World: Motown The Musical (with video)
By Walter Rutledge
After five weeks of previews Motown the Musical officially opened on Sunday, April 14. The show’s book by Berry Gordy is based on his autobiography, To Be Loved: The Music, The Magic, The Memories Of Motown by Berry Gordy, which chronicles his life and the Motown era. Director Charles Randolph-Wright takes us on a twenty-five year musical odyssey, telling the story of the people and the music that changed the world. Continue Reading →