Allan Slutsky’s book Standing in the Shadows of Motown profiled bassist James Jamerson, whose dexterous and innovative playing was integral to the Motown sound but who, four months before his death ...

"STANDING IN the Shadows of Motown" is about the greatest hit machine in the history of pop. That was Berry Gordy's Hitsville USA, which gave us "Stop! In the Name of Love," "My Girl" and "I Heard It ...

The acclaimed documentary traces the rise of the Funk Brothers, the studio musicians who powered the Motown Sound.

WHO ARE THEY: During the 1960s, The Four Tops were one of Motown’s most successful groups, racking up hit after hit. Fronted by their baritone lead singer Levi Stubbs, The Four Tops scored timeless ...

Calling the Funk Brothers merely the house band for the Motown Sound is a little like calling the Rat Pack a Vegas lounge act. During the heyday of the Berry Gordy's Motown Records, when the company's ...