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10 hrs ago | KMJM-FM Saint Louis

Smokey Robinson

If you're looking for the all-time number one purveyor of mainstream romantic soul, Smokey Robinson may well be the man, in the face of some towering competition.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Smokey Robinson, Soul

Sun Feb 12, 2012

MLive.com

Whitney Houston and Motown: The legendary singer's Michigan connections

In this Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, file photo, Artist Whitney Houston performs onstage at the 37th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles.

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Related Topix: The Preacher's Wife, Comedy Movies, Drama Movies, Waiting to Exhale, Music!, Thriller, The Bodyguard, Whitney Houston, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Action Movies, Celebrities, Soul, Music, Entertainment

Sat Feb 11, 2012

Magic 98.3 Columbus

Agony And The Ecstasy

If you're looking for the all-time number one purveyor of mainstream romantic soul, Smokey Robinson may well be the man, in the face of some towering competition.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Smokey Robinson, Soul

Fri Feb 10, 2012

Mortgage News

Quicken Loans Helps Kick Off Motown Winter Blast

Quicken Loans is excited to support the Motown Winter Blast for the sixth year and is proudly sponsoring the Quicken Loans Taste of Detroit tent featuring flavors from some of Detroit's local eateries.

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Related Topix: Quicken Loans, Financial Services, Soul, Compuware, dynaTrace software, Software

Thu Feb 09, 2012

The Red and Black

Sounds of beach music prevalent in The Grains of Sand

The beauty of beach music is that it's nothing new - and neither are the members of TheA GrainsA of Sand.

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Related Topix: Marvin Gaye, Soul, Jackie Wilson

The Press-Enterprise

San Bernardino: Black History Month lecture series set

In honor of Black History Month, Cal State San Bernardino will present a lecture remembering Motown.

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Related Topix: San Bernardino, CA, Cal State San Bernardino, Soul

BusinessWeek

Obama's Changing His Tune for 2012 Campaign's Mood Music

When President Barack Obama crooned the first line of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" at a fundraiser last month, it turned out to be the prelude for the new soundtrack of his re-election campaign.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Al Green, Black Entertainment, Soul, Barack Obama, Jay, NY, Theater, Arts

Detroit Free Press

Motown Winter Blast offers snow-fueled fun, from skating and dogsledding to music and dining

Ice skating at Campus Martius will be free this weekend as part of the Motown Winter Blast.

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Related Topix: Soul, Family, Kids

Wed Feb 08, 2012

Honolulu Weekly

Heart and Soul

"Rescue Me." "Baby Love." "I'll Be There." No, these aren't the canned affirmations you find on those tiny pastel confectionery hearts.

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Related Topix: Soul

Tue Feb 07, 2012

Chicago Reader

The five best covers of 'The Tracks of My Tears'

When we elected to do Soul Week for this week's "Variations on a Theme," I don't think I realized just how daunting a subject it could be.

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Related Topix: Soul, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Chicago, IL

Mon Feb 06, 2012

This Is Grimsby

Hats off to a great night of Motown hits for good cause

THE Humberston Lions are gearing up for another successful year of fundraising and a big change to their famous summer event.

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Related Topix: Soul, The Manhattans, R-N-B, Lincolnshire County, England

Sat Feb 04, 2012

WINR-AM Vestal

The Tracks Of My Tears

If you're looking for the all-time number one purveyor of mainstream romantic soul, Smokey Robinson may well be the man, in the face of some towering competition.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Smokey Robinson, Soul

Fri Feb 03, 2012

Nottingham Evening Post

3. Me and Martha Reeves at the British Museum

IN the past few weeks Rob Green's profile has been in a rapid ascendency locally.

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Related Topix: Soul

Thu Feb 02, 2012

Yahoo!

The Demons of Don Cornelius

"Don was always a smart man, but in recent years he'd made a lot of poor choices in business and in his relationships with women,'' said one friend of 30 years.

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Related Topix: Soul Train, Entertainment, Television, Soul

Hartlepool Mail

A Grand night of soul

WHEN Kevan Turner puts the needle in the groove of the first record at A Night Of Soul at Hartlepool's Grand Hotel on Saturday, the Northern Soul fanatic will be keeping alive a scene that has been played out across the country for more than 50 years.

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Related Topix: Soul, World News, United Kingdom, Durham County, England,

Wed Feb 01, 2012

Examiner.com

Gotye releases debut album and will perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight

Australian-native Walter De Backer, also known as Gotye, is taking America by storm in 2012.

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Related Topix: Australia, Oceania, World News, Soul

MyCentralJersey.com

Four Tops, Temptations bring the sound of soul to the State Theatre

The Temptations, five decades into a career, have achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records.

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Related Topix: The Four Tops, Soul, The Temptations, Pop/Rock, The Beatles, New Brunswick, NJ, Piscataway, NJ

Time

'Soul Train' Creator Don Cornelius Reported Dead of Suicide

Producer Don Cornelius arrives at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Heart Foundation for a tribute honoring Motown founder Berry Gordy Don Cornelius, creator of the syndicated hit dance show "Soul Train" committed suicide in his Sherman Oaks, Calif.

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Related Topix: Soul Train, Entertainment, Television, Cedars Medical Center, Hospital Administration, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Soul, Suicide, Jazz, Quincy Jones, Black Entertainment

Scotsman.com

Interview: Martha Reeves, singer

From cleaner to singing superstar, Martha Reeves has seen it all. As she appears in Glasgow for two Celtic Connections concerts this year, she looks back on five decades as the diva of detroit Detroit, Michigan, 1961.

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Related Topix: Detroit, MI, Soul

WINR-AM Vestal

You Beat Me To The Punch

Time and legions of other soul superstars have obscured the fact that for a brief moment, Mary Wells was Motown's biggest star.

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Related Topix: Soul, Jackie Wilson

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