Adam White
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2648 West Grand is a state of mind. https://t.co/fwVhNKRgRp Motown: The Sound Of Young America, as well as The Look: https://t.co/EQI1JwikY4
Joined December 2009
It's what's in the grooves that count(s), but in a history so rich, there's more to know. https://t.co/B7bxWEjOLd
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A reasonable round-up, including Stevie’s “Someday At Christmas” at #2 and (if I may say so) Kurtis Blow’s “Christmas Rappin’” at #17. Yours truly’s is the voice that Kurtis dismisses 😉
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Here are 40 Christmas music classics for your playlist, from Mariah Carey to Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell and more.
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The Look of Young America? Check out this account of the 11 classic Motown images held by America's National Portrait Gallery, and the photographers responsible. It's all in the latest West Grand Blog: https://t.co/Uo3yXDH8XM
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MOTOWN IN THE SMITHSONIAN Perhaps he’s just been told that Dreamgirls won six Tony awards… Berry Gordy ’s facial expression, shown below, leans towards puzzlement, with a hint of concern. The...
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This Giving Tuesday Support upcoming documentary *The Spirit Moves Through Motown* read our latest updates and donate here: https://t.co/hgJ7cYF7HJ
#motown #givingtuesday #indiefilm #documentary
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Above: Jack Ashford & Funk Brother's hand prints on the Rockwalk, Guitar Center Hollywood.
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Slightly hard to tell, but very likely. He was there, that's for sure.
@Tamla101 Robert White on the right, wearing a hat??
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As Berry Gordy celebrates his birthday today, here's a look back at a previous year when - on the eve of his 65th - he did his first career-spanning interview with @billboardpro
https://t.co/69PtGpI4Zx
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BERRY GORDY STARTS SHAPING HIS STORY The police-car sirens started early, wailing up from the horizontal spread of Los Angeles which lay outside my hotel room on Sunset. Perhaps they were in...
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Happy birthday, Mr. Chairman. And here’s an all-time favourite photo of BG with Diana, backstage at London’s Finsbury Park Astoria on March 20, 1965. And yes, that’s Earl Van Dyke on the left.
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This has been one of the most-read West Grand Blogs of the year, with plenty of comments, too. It's most gratifying, so thank you. https://t.co/u8E29at2AG
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HIRED BY CHANCE, HELPING TO DESIGN HISTORY The mighty “M” at the heart of Motown’s corporate logo took its inspiration from an experimental typeface by the name of Futura Black. The identifying...
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The designer who created some of the most iconic Motown images of the past 60 years is the subject of the latest West Grand Blog. And he got the job by chance. https://t.co/u8E29at2AG
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HIRED BY CHANCE, HELPING TO DESIGN HISTORY The mighty “M” at the heart of Motown’s corporate logo took its inspiration from an experimental typeface by the name of Futura Black. The identifying...
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Fine idea, although it seems slightly odd to label the choice of “song” (as opposed to “recording” or “track”) when it includes at least a couple he didn’t write, e.g., “Blowin’ In The Wind,” “We Can Work It Out.” Anyway, cast your vote @BBCRadio2
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Vote for Your Ultimate Stevie Wonder Song!
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Isn’t this where Tamla Motown Appreciation Society founder Dave Godin first met Mick? Presumably they talked about music…
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The Rolling Stones frontman was a pupil at Dartford Grammar in Kent.
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Diana, Mary and Flo perform at the Apollo in the year of their breakthrough hit. For other milestones from those remarkable 12 months, check out the latest West Grand Blog: https://t.co/SLXYhEKVni
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How a brutal touring schedule slowly broke down Diana Ross and the Supremes: “I have no one to replace me”
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They were the biggest selling American group of their era, but maintaining that success took an enormous toll on three very young women from Detroit.
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Motown Museum expansion brings untold stories to life with 2027 completion target
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The Motown Museum is in the middle of a multi-year expansion set to wrap up by spring 2027, with cranes, steel and fresh blueprints transforming the legendary space.
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Two very different books, both Motown-related — one written by a superstar, the other by a backroom believer. Check out the latest West Grand Blog to learn more… https://t.co/v040f1t43J
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It was 45 years ago today that Berry Gordy won an argument. Well, strictly speaking, it was his horse Argument which won at the Washington D.C. International. Then, years later, he co-owned a steed named Just Wonder. Of course he did.
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TALES OF THE TRACK, A FAINTING ATTACK Ever wonder what Motown’s music makers and marketing mavens did when they weren’t working? Well, gambling was obviously a major pursuit, outside (and...
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And still they come: new books about Motown's stars, whether front of house or backroom believers. "Uncle Benny" plays a part, while a fabricated Navy Cross offends. It's all in the latest West Grand Blog: https://t.co/v040f1tBTh
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LIONEL RICHIE AND AL ABRAMS TELL THEIR STORIES Both are new. Both are engaging. Both are Motown-related. But, overall, there could hardly be two more different books than Lionel Richie ’s Truly and...
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Do you know this book? If not, there’s a review in the latest West Grand Blog coming later today (with luck)…
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A simply extraordinary quartet of Motown albums released on November 1, 1965. Every one a classic.
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