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    Apr 19, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Steve Jobs' approach a lesson for Broadway's 'Motown'

    In 2011, Nick Bilton of The New York Times asked Walter Isaacson, the biographer of Steve Jobs, an interesting question: "Did he try to control what you wrote in the book?"
    In 2011, Nick Bilton of The New York Times asked Walter Isaacson, the biographer of Steve Jobs, an interesting question: "Did he try to control what you wrote in the book?" "I anticipated that," Isaacson replied. "But he didn't. He kept surprising me by...

    Tags: Social Media, Diana Ross, Entertainment, Music, Berry Gordy

    2. Apr 14, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Songs, not stories, get top billing in 'Motown'

    NEW YORK — Berry Gordy, the man who discovered Diana Ross and The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells (and on and on), was a peerless record producer when it came to handpicking talent and building careers. But Berry Gordy, the...

    Tags: Diana Ross, Entertainment, Music, Berry Gordy, Fine Artists

    3. Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Daily Press

  3. Smokey Robinson sizzled at the Ferguson Center | a review

    It's common to see legendary artists sleepwalk through their concerts. After all, what do they have to prove? They earned their reputations decades ago. Now, all that's necessary is to show up, sing a few hits, smile and get out of town.
    It's common to see legendary artists sleepwalk through their concerts. After all, what do they have to prove? They earned their reputations decades ago. Now, all that's necessary is to show up, sing a few hits, smile and get out of town. Smokey...

    Tags: Entertainment, Music, Norah Jones, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)

    4. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Las Vegas: The Supreme Mary Wilson to perform at Suncoast

    Mary Wilson, one of the three women who soared to stardom as the Supremes, will bring her soulful stylings to <a href=&quot;http://www.latimes.com/travel/destinations/lasvegas">Las Vegas</a>' <a href="http://ev2.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3ACOAST%3ACCSC%3ASC051113%3A&amp;linkID=coast&amp;shopperContext=&amp;pc=&amp;caller=&amp;appCode=&amp;groupCode=SCSHOW&amp;cgc=" target="_blank">Suncoast Hotel &amp; Casino</a> on May 11 and 12.
    Mary Wilson, one of the three women who soared to stardom as the Supremes, will bring her soulful stylings to Las Vegas' Suncoast Hotel & Casino on May 11 and 12. More than 50 years have passed since three teenagers growing up in the Detroit projects --...
    5. Mar 16, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Detroit's decline

    Since the Motown sound went silent -- except on oldies stations -- and General Motors and Chrysler (but not Ford) required life support from Washington, there has been little to recommend Detroit, Mich., to visitors, much less its residents. The...

    Tags: Labor Legislation, Chicago Tribune, Kwame Kilpatrick, Finance, Rick Snyder

    6. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. PASSINGS: Deke Richards

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    Deke Richards, 68, who as part of the songwriting and producing team known as the Corporation was responsible for many of the Jackson 5's early hit songs for Motown Records, died Sunday at a hospice in Bellingham, Wash., of esophageal cancer, according to...

    Tags: Entertainment, Music, Music Industry, Berry Gordy, Bobby Darin

    7. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Motown producer-songwriter Deke Richards dies

    Deke Richards, who as part of the songwriting and production team known as the Corporation was responsible for many of Motown Records' signature songs, died Sunday at a hospice in Bellingham, Wash., of esophageal cancer, according to a statement from his record label. He was 68.
    Deke Richards, who as part of the songwriting and production team known as the Corporation was responsible for many of Motown Records' signature songs, died Sunday at a hospice in Bellingham, Wash., of esophageal cancer, according to a statement from...

    Tags: Entertainment, Music, Berry Gordy, Lil Wayne, Diana Ross

    8. Feb 27, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Otis R. "Damon" Harris Jr., Temptations singer

    Otis R. &quot;Damon" Harris Jr., a Baltimore singer who performed with the Temptations during the 1970s and later used his own diagnosis of prostate cancer to help raise awareness of the disease in African-American men, died Feb. 18 from the disease at Joseph Richey Hospice. The Owings Mills resident was 62.
    Otis R. "Damon" Harris Jr., a Baltimore singer who performed with the Temptations during the 1970s and later used his own diagnosis of prostate cancer to help raise awareness of the disease in African-American men, died Feb. 18 from the disease at...

    Tags: Entertainment, Music, Prostate Cancer, Robert Harris, New York City

    9. Dec 27, 2012 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  9. 2012 concerts: The kids are all right

    When it comes to the Central Florida concert scene in 2012, the spotlight was shared by the kids and the classic stars
    When it comes to the Central Florida concert scene in 2012, the spotlight was shared by the kids and the classic stars old enough to be their grandparents. Often enough, both ends of the generational spectrum acquitted themselves admirably. At Amway...

    Tags: Lindsey Buckingham, Entertainment, Music, Elton John, Tampa

    10. Dec 23, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  10. REVIEW: Southside Johnny & Asbury Jukes come to party -- until the end

    Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOG
    Let’s say this up front: Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes is what it is: a glorified Jersey bar band – actually, a hell of a bar band. But front man Johnny Lyon’s singing voice is that of an everyman......
    11. Nov 29, 2012 | Zap2It

  11. VOD Spotlight: “Sparkle,” with Whitney Houston’s final role

    Channel Guide Magazine
    It would be difficult to say anything about the 2012 remake of the 1976 film Sparkle without mentioning the truth for which it’s probably best known and for which it will be remembered — as Whitney Houston’s final screen performance. The...
    12. Dec 1, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Choosing books for the holidays

    Inevitably this holiday season, my mom will tick through her shopping list and say with a sigh, &quot;Your dad wants a book." Since I was a kid, my mom has teased my dad about the predictablity of this ritual, which usually involves the purchase of a brick-sized tome of history. I love shopping for my dad. I don't buy what he asks for; I go with books I suspect he'll like. Bill Buford's "Heat," a memoir about Italian cooking, was an unexpected hit. The next year, I bought him a cookbook.
    Inevitably this holiday season, my mom will tick through her shopping list and say with a sigh, "Your dad wants a book." Since I was a kid, my mom has teased my dad about the predictablity of this ritual, which usually involves the purchase of a brick-...

    Tags: Entertainment, Grant Achatz, Chicago Stories (tv program), Elections, Bill Cosby

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