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Motown Records, Founded on This Day in 1959, Broke Racial Barriers in Pop Music With Its Beloved Hits
On January 12, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. started Tamla Records with the help of an $800 loan from his family, starting a journey ...
Was 1975 the fourth best year ever for albums? From Bob Marley to Patti Smith, how would you vote?
Given how many outstanding albums were released in 1975, how can any respectable music critic claim it was an inferior year ...
5 Music Biopics We’d Like to See After ‘A Complete Unknown’
Music biopics are nearly as common as superhero movies, and we have big ideas for five more that Hollywood should seriously consider.
Bruce Springsteen Pays Tribute to Sam Moore: ‘One of America’s Greatest Soul Voices’
Bruce Springsteen paid tribute to Sam Moore — a musical influence, friend, and collaborator to the E Street rocker — following the death of the soul legend.