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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CLEVELAND, Ohio — They are one of ...

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 ...

TJ Lubinsky was an 11-year-old music fan when a 1983 TV special changed his world. "Motown 25," a prime-time NBC program celebrating the Detroit label, had attracted young viewers like him with ...