(CBS/AP) WASHINGTON - What's the one way a party with the thumping bass, big voices and all-star guests could be cooler? If the party is blowing out the doors of the White House. The White House ...

DETROIT (AP) From the auditorium of Detroit's main library on a recent weeknight emerged the sound of Motown: Spirited takes of tunes that sprung from a studio just a few miles away and made their way ...

The White House reverberated like a long-ago basement sound studio in Detroit on Thursday as the likes of John Legend, Seal, Jamie Foxx, Nick Jonas and Sheryl Crow channeled their inner Motown before ...

WRIGHTSVILLE, Pa. – Area residents searching for an authentic ’60s sound need look no further than The Contours’ upcoming performance at the White Swan Ballroom in Wrightsville, Pa. The Contours, one ...

Motown gave soul music broad appeal with its iconic beat, earworm hooks, and call-and-response gospel vocals. But it also rocked.

It might be hard for today's pop music fans to imagine, but not that long ago, Black American popular music — though a fountain of inspiration for musicians everywhere — ran on a separate "race" track ...

Motown had a roster of hit songwriters who understood the power of an unforgettable lyric, creating timeless hooks we'll never forget.

DETROIT — From the auditorium of Detroit’s main library on a recent weeknight emerged the sound of Motown: Spirited takes of tunes that sprung from a studio just a few miles away and made their way ...

Norman Whitfield, a Grammy-winning songwriter, producer and arranger for Motown Records whose many hits, including the signature song “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” helped solidify the Motown ...

Robert J. Booker is a freelance writer and former executive director of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center. He may be reached at 546-1576. I remember the good old days when the Motown studio in Detroit ...

The White House reverberated like a long-ago basement sound studio in Detroit on Thursday as the likes of John Legend, Seal, Jamie Foxx, Nick Jonas and Sheryl Crowe channeled their inner Motown before ...