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Singers Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder are among the musicians expected to perform at a Motown gala to mark the record label's 50th anniversary. The Detroit event on 21 November will also feature tributes to Michael Jackson and Four Tops star Levi Stubbs, who died last October. Wonder will perform a tribute to the label's founder Berry Gordy Jr. Proceeds from the gala will go to the Motown Historical Museum, located in the label's original headquarters.  

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Motown Records, the Wayne County Commission has proclaimed Nov. 20-22 "Motown Weekend." The highlight will be the Nov. 21 gala fund-raiser in the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center. Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Berry Gordy and the Temptations are scheduled to appear at the event, which is to raise money to support the Motown Historical Museum.  

Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, the Temptations and others will be on hand later this month to celebrate Motown's 50th anniversary back home in Detroit. The two-night affair on Nov. 20-21, titled "Live It Again!," will benefit the Motown Historical Museum, which is located in the company's original Hitsville U.S.A. headquarters in Detroit's midtown section. The weekend will kick-off at the Roostertail, a nightclub that hosted many Motown performances and parties, with a program honoring Motown alumni fo  

The most quintessential of American holidays, Thanksgiving, is the setting for a special celebration of a quintessentially American musical treasure: the classic songs of Motown. NFL fans will be dancing in their seats at home and at Ford Field in Detroit during the 2009 United Way Thanksgiving Day Halftime Show: The Motown tribute will take place during halftime of the first game of the NFL's Thanksgiving tripleheader when the Detroit Lions host the Green Bay Packers on Thursday, November 26 at 12:30 PM E  

He loved music. He just wanted to write songs. His is a remarkable, unbelievable story, unparallel to anyone's.

Nothing like Motown had ever happened before it, nothing like Motown has happened since and I doubt that it will... with all those caliber of artist making hits from back to back to back.   -Smokey Robinson

 

It earned the nickname "Motor City" or "Motown" because it was the center of the country's automotive industry, but today, Detroit is just as famous for Motown music, a style of soul with a pop appeal that made its way into the radio charts in the early 1960s. Even if you were born too late to have heard hits like "Shop Around" by The Miracles and "Please Mr. Postman" by the Marvelettes when they first were released, you probably know their catchy tunes and lyrics. This Friday, November 6, at the Lobero  

The 50th anniversary celebration of Motown Records just got bigger. The half-century commemoration, which originally was to be a single, exclusive gala with Motown founder Berry Gordy scheduled to watch Stevie Wonder and the Temptations perform, now will include a Motown Party. John Mason of WRBQ-FM (Q105) is to host the Bop to Ballroom party at 8 p.m.  

He loved music. He just wanted to write songs. His is a remarkable, unbelievable story, unparallel to anyone's.

Nothing like Motown had ever happened before it, nothing like Motown has happened since and I doubt that it will... with all those caliber of artist making hits from back to back to back.   -Smokey Robinson

 

A touring version of "Dreamgirls" begins a four-week run at the Apollo Theater on Saturday.