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Edit Atlanta Journal 08 Jul 2016
Clayton Youth Fishing Derby. Youth Fishing Derby. 8 a.m.-noon today. $5 for all ages. Clayton County International Park, 2300 Highway 138 SE, Jonesboro. Bring bait and equipment. Prizes will be awarded for heaviest catfish and bass. 770-473-5423, ClaytonParks.com. College Expo in Atlanta. ThinkHBCU Expo by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. today. Free ... NW ... ThinkHBCU@aka1908.com ... today ... ‘Motown and More!’ in Marietta ... Motown and More! 3 p.m ... ....

A synthesizer of sounds, Prince 'rewrote the rulebook'

Edit Boston Herald 08 Jul 2016
... of Motown or lay down the deepest grooves this side of Sly and the Family Stone....

Rhonda Ross follows her supreme destiny

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 08 Jul 2016
... the Blues.” [...] the younger Ross made her public singing debut a few years later at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, joining in on “Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand).” At 13, Rhonda Ross learned that her biological father was family friend and Motown founder Berry Gordy....

His Last Major Stand: Songs In The Key Of Life Turns Forty

Edit The Quietus 08 Jul 2016
Having made an initially awkward transition from his teen prodigy days with Motown, with the fitful, coming-of-age album Where I'm Coming From, Wonder then embarked on a series of albums throughout the early 70s which overlook the pop landscape like Rushmore – Music Of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillingness's First Finale ... ....

Live at the Uni! Season 7 Will Be Bigger and Better than Ever (City of Montgomery, OH)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Jul 2016
(Source. City of Montgomery, OH). No Promises Vocal Band ... Enjoy the exhilarating vocals and breathtaking harmonies of the No Promises Vocal Band, Cincinnati's professional a cappella male octet, kicking off the seventh season of the live concert series on October 10 with a program of jazz, Motown, classical and adult contemporary hits ... Goodwill donations by cash or check are collected at the door to help defray expenses ... (noodl....

Tedeschi Trucks ramps up

Edit Boston Herald 08 Jul 2016
Tedeschi Trucks Band took a huge artistic step forward with their new album, “Let Me Get By.” Susan Tedeschi knows this because Elton John told her so ... While a few of the new tracks get nicely weird — soul gem “Crying Over You” evolves into something called “Swamp Raga for Holzapfel, Lefebvre, Flute and Harmonium” — most of them could be Motown, Stax or classic country tunes....

Motown The Musical

Edit Skiddle 07 Jul 2016
Nostalgic musical charting the journey of Berry Gordy from boxer to Motown music mogul ... Motown The Musical on Thu 7th July 2016 ... The show features 50 Motown tracks including Ain't No Mountain High Enough, ......

10 Truly Strange Cases Of Voyeurism

Edit ListVerse 07 Jul 2016
In 1984, Rockwell scored a major hit with the song “Somebody’s Watching Me.” In both the song and its music video, Rockwell, who was the son of Motown Records founder and CEO Berry Gordy, articulated a very basic fear—the fear of being watched. While the song’s protagonist is clearly dealing with a heavy case of […]. The post 10 Truly Strange Cases Of Voyeurism appeared first on Listverse. > ... ....

'Hamilton' names its replacements for departing actors

Edit Boston Herald 07 Jul 2016
Dixon was nominated last season for "Shuffle Along" and has also appeared in "The Color Purple," ''Motown. The Musical" and "The Scottsboro Boys" at the Vineyard Theatre ... ....

A-Wa: The Israeli Trio Turning Yemenite Tradition Into a Global Groove

Edit Rollingstone 07 Jul 2016
Tair, Liron and Tagel Haim — better known as Israeli group A-Wa —have fashioned a blend of darbuka drums, catchy harmonies and hip-hop electronics that deftly and happily transcends the complicated history of Arab-Jewish relations in their home country ... No ... She taught the three of us jazz standards and we were very inspired by Motown singers ... We also added Motown and jazz harmonies, because in Yemen they sang in unison ... ....

As 'Wannabe' turns 20, we rank the Spice Girls' 13 hits

Edit Digital Spy 07 Jul 2016
our definitive ranking of every Spice Girls single. 13 ... 11 ... 10 ... 9 ... Sad times ... For its irresistible hook, Motown magnificence and a dance routine every school yard up and down the country knew, 'Stop' became the first Spice Girls single to miss out on reaching No.1 ... As we wrote in our review of the Spice Girls's Greatest Hits back in 2007, it still sounds "like the best song Motown never produced". ....

Three area youth to perform with ‘Kids from Wisconsin’ (University of Wisconsin - Platteville)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Jul 2016
(Source. University of Wisconsin - Platteville). PLATTEVILLE, Wis ... All proceeds will benefit UW-Platteville music scholarships ... https.//goo.gl/2Msbqf ... Each summer, the group performs for more than 120,000 people across Wisconsin and the Midwest, maintaining a broad repertoire of music that includes American favorites - big band, 50s-80s classics, Motown, country, Broadway and current top hits - in a two-hour, fully-staged performance....

Celebrities tweet solidarity in the wake of the #AltonSterling and #PhilandoCastile shootings

Edit Mashable 07 Jul 2016
Social media tributes and outrage continue to pour out in the wake of the killings of two black men at the hands of police officers. Over the past 48 hours, the nation has been shaken by the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. Sterling was killed outside a mini-mart in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, while selling DVDs ... SEE ALSO ... On Instagram, Solange sang lyrics from "Black Maybe," a 1972 song by Motown artist Syreeta, for comfort ... ....
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