UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Smokey Robinson and Halle Bailey — bridging Motown’s old and new school — are lending their voices during a holiday special to honor the groundbreaking record label that changed music forever. Robinson and Bailey will host “A Motown Christmas,” a special that will celebrate Motown’s iconic music and influence on American culture. Here are some insights …
Lamont Dozier, the middle name of the celebrated Holland-Dozier-Holland team that wrote and produced “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “Heat Wave” and an abundance of other hits that helped make Motown an essential record company of the 1960s and beyond, has died at age 81. Dozier’s death was confirmed Tuesday by Paul Lambert, who helped produce the stage musical “The First …
Mary Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76. “I am reminded that each day is a gift,” she added, writing “I have so many wonderful memories of our time together.” Motown founder Berry Gordy said he was “extremely shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of a major member of the Motown family, Mary Wilson of the …
