American Songwriter

3 Motown Artists From the 1970s Who Inspire Us To Sing

Sometimes it just feels good to sing, to belt out familiar lyrics into the clear, blue sky. Human beings were made for music, made to sing. Music resonates with our bones, right down to our cells. It ...
Yahoo

The life and tragic death of Marvin Gaye, the son of a preacher who became Motown's voice of political change and died at the hands of his own father

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Marvin Gaye skyrocketed to stardom as a leading Motown artist in the 1960s and 1970s. He become ...
pix11

Barrett Strong, early Motown artist known for ‘Money,’ dies at 81

NEW YORK (AP) — Barrett Strong, one of Motown’s founding artists and most gifted songwriters who sang lead on the company’s breakthrough single “Money (That’s What I Want)” and later collaborated with ...
wnep

Barrett Strong, Motown artist known for ‘Money,’ dies at 81

NEW YORK — Barrett Strong, one of Motown’s founding artists and most gifted songwriters who sang lead on the company’s breakthrough single “Money (That’s What I Want)” and later collaborated with ...