Joe Messina, Funk Brothers Guitarist on Myriad Motown Classics, Dead at 93
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Prolific musician worked on hits by Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, Diana Ross and the Supremes, and more
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The 100 Greatest Motown Songs
Posted in: Music ListsFrom Sixties pop smashes to Seventies protest classics
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Five Great Motown Stories From Smokey Robinson
Posted in: Music FeaturesFrom re-recording "Shop Around" in the middle of the night to improvising "Ooo Baby Baby" on stage, Robinson shares his best Motown tales
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Hear Smokey Robinson Tell the Secrets Behind ‘My Girl’ and Other Motown Classics
Posted in: Music NewsListen to our definitive interview with the Motown legend on the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast
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Motown’s ‘Great March on Washington’ LP Gets First-Ever Digital Release
Posted in: Music News1963 audio document of March on Washington features Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech
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‘My Girl’: See Cast of Broadway’s ‘Ain’t Too Proud’ Sing the Temptations’ Hit on NYC Subways
Posted in: Music NewsMotown released the original single of “My Girl” on December 21, 1964
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The 25 Greatest Christmas Albums of All Time
Posted in: Music ListsFrom Bing Crosby to Bob Dylan, Motown to Death Row, we rank the best Yuletide listens ever
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‘Hitsville’: Dr. Dre, Jamie Foxx Talk Motown’s Legacy in New Doc Trailer
Posted in: Music NewsShowtime film marks first with participation of label founder Berry Gordy
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Reggae All-Stars Convene Soul Summit on ‘Red Gold Green & Blue’
Posted in: Album ReviewsToots Hibbert, Sly & Robbie, Black Uhuru's Mykal Rose, Big Youth and other reggae legends dig into vintage r&b jams.
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‘We’re Bringing the Truth’: Inside the Making of the Temptations Broadway Musical
Posted in: Music FeaturesCast, director and writer of the Broadway show about the life and often crazy times of the Temptations talk researching the story, meeting Motown legends — and that onstage bong
