Bass Day, and I Am Not Talkin’ Fishin’. Motown Museum marked its 65th Anniversary in 2024. One event I documented was Motown Bass Day. On a breezy February morning, more than 65 bass players were welcomed to come and jam outside. Seating and electrical cords were well run to assist all the needs of the […]
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The 2019 Motown A Go Go at Bert’s Warehouse Stage in the Eastern Market area of Detroit attracted over 300 dedicated music lovers from Great Britain’s Northern Soul Movement, in addition to a substantial Metro Detroit audience. The event spans four nights of live performances by 23 or so musical artists/acts that recorded in Detroit […]
I first saw Ronnie McNeir – a 20-year veteran of The Four Tops – perform solo at the Detroit A Go Go 2017. He took the stage in a blue graduation cap and gown. I had no idea what he was doing. Turns out Ronnie was performing his first 45 song, Sitting in My Class, […]
“Jimmy Mack! Jimmy Mack!! When are you Coming Back? My Jimmy Mack! (Release 1967 – #10 in US peak charts, #1 US R & B, #21UK) was the hit Motown tune I heard on the phone while waiting to speak to Annette Beard-Helton. An original Vandella. I had met the Original Vandellas […]