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First Nighter: Motown: The Musical Gives the Customers What They Came For

David Finkle | Posted 06.15.2013 | Arts
Read More: Michael Jackson, Mary Wells, The Four Tops, Charles G. LaPointe, The Commodores, Charles Randolph-Wright, Brandon Victor Dixon, Julius Thomas III, Charl Brown, Dreamgirls, Ariana DeBose, Florence Ballard, The Contours, "Motown: The Musical, " Suzanne De Passe, Motown Records, Bryan Terrell Clark, Martha and the Vandellas, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Michael Lovesmith, David Goldsmith, The Memories of Motown, Copacabana, Motortown Revue, The Marvelettes, Andrea Dora, Edward Holland, Patricia Wilcox, Dick Scanlan, Brian Holland, Valisia LeKae, Dionne Figgins, Warren Adams, The Supremes, Jackie Wilson, " Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Ryan Shaw, Daniel J. Watts, The Magic, "To Be Loved: The Music, Berry Gordy Jr., Lamont Dozier, David Korins, Daniel Brodie, Eric LaJuan Summer, Jibreel Mawry, Diana Ross, Emilio Sosa, N'Kenge, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Hitsville U. S. A., Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Esosa, Arts News
David Finkle

Maybe Motown: The Musical would have been best off not as part reality-show Dreamgirls but as a straight-out Motortown Revue 2013, which it almost is anyway.

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Lionel Richie Recalls Fun With The Jackon 5 On 'Late Show'

Posted 05.27.2012 | TV
Read More: Michael Jackson, Video, Lionel Richie, Late Show With David Letterman, The Commodores, The Jackson 5, TV Canada, Tv Replay, Cbs, Reality-Free, TV News

Lionel Richie hooked up with the other boys that would make up the initial lineup of The Commodores while in college in 1968. They realized they had s...

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Back to Tuskegee: A Conversation With Lionel Richie

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Jason Aldean, Kenny Rogers, Tim McGraw, The Commodores, Rascal Flatts, Johnny Cash, Alabama, Little Big Town, Lionel Richie, Berry Gordy, Elvis Presley, Jennifer Nettles, Shania Twain, Jimmy Buffett, Diana Ross, Blake Shelton, David Foster, Darius Rucker, The Temptations, Conway Twitty, Luther Vandross, Richard Marx, Mariah Carey, Billy Currington, Kenny Chesney, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Willie Nelson, Motown, Marvin Gaye, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Lionel, how did you assemble your roster of country artists for your new album Tuskegee?

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From "Don't Mean Nothing" to "Dance With My Father": A Conversation With Richard Marx

Mike Ragogna | Posted 03.30.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Kenny Rogers, Earth, Bruce Lundvall, The Commodores, Madonna, Outkast, Robert Conrad, Dick Marx, Chicago, Daniel Lanois, Keith Urban, Tina Turner, Wind & Fire, Justin Beiber, Lionel Richie, Jennifer O'neill, Fee Waybill, Richard Carpenter, Billy Joel, Celine Dion, The Tubes, Luther Vandross, Vixen, Richard Marx, The Civil Wars, Michael Hausman, Robert Lamm, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Tribeca Interview: Abigail Breslin and Alessandro Nivola in Janie Jones: Rock God Meets Rock Child

Cynthia Ellis | Posted 07.06.2011 | New York
Read More: Iowa, Oscar, Elizabeth Shue, Eef Barzelay, The Commodores, France, Brick House, Helen Mirren, Coco Before Chanel, Little Miss Sunshine, David M Rosenthal, Broadway, Abigail Breslin, Gemma Hayes, Alessandro Nivola, Yale, Des Moines, Laurel Canyon, Abercrombie, Jordan Creek Mall, A Month in the Country, My Sister's Keeper, Lourdes, Hot Topic, Pokemon, Hollywood, Leslie Hassler, Cynthia Ellis, New York News
Cynthia Ellis

For those who best remember Abigail Breslin with her tear-away pants, gyrating to "Brick House" while her grandfather cheers her on from the sidelines, well, a lot has happened since then.

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From D.C.'s Kennedy Center to East of Angel Town: Conversations with Branford Marsalis and Peter Cincotti

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Nea, The Commodores, Daniel Radcliffe, Funkadelic, Spider-Man, Josh Groban, The Kennedy Center, Keith Jarret, Miles Davis, Billy Joel, Jochem Van Der Saag, Otis Redding, Alexa Ray Joel, Ellis Marsalis, Shostakovich, David Foster, Delfeayo Marsalis, Louis Armstrong, Elton John, Harry Connick Jr., Wynton Marsalis, Brahms, Charlie Parker, James Brown, Parliament, Branford Marsalis, New York Philharmonic, Frankie Trumbauer, Ornette Coleman, Led Zeppelin, Peter Cincotti, Mahler, December Boys, Humberto Gatica, Donald Harrison, Beethoven, Duke Ellington, Montreal Jazz Festival, Sidney Bechet, Pink Floyd, Teo Macero, American Idol, Jimi Hendrix, King Crimson, Prokofiev, Sting, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Legendary jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis has been accumulating a series of honors, with the upcoming NEA's Jazz Masters Award being one of the most prestigious yet.

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"Another Park, Another Sunday": A Super Bowl Sunday Playlist

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Read More: Jay & the Americans, Countin Crows, Billie Holiday, The Commodores, Neil Diamond, Green Day, Keith Urban, Blur, Johnny Cash, Queen, Velvet Underground, Nancy Sinatra, Super Bowl, Vanessa Paradis, Small Faces, Blondie, U2, No Doubt, The Lonely Island, Joe Jackson, The Doobie Brothers, The Monkees, Curt Smith, The Young Rascals, Joni Mitchell, Frank Sinatra, The Clique, Daniel Boone, Robert Lamm, Chris Parnell, Morrissey, Sports News
David Wild

You better you bet that The Who will have halftime covered pretty well this Sunday, especially with the great Zak Starkey on drums. So here's a special Sunday playlist to help kickoff some alternative entertainment.

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"Night Shift": A Late Night Playlist For Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: The Rolling Stones, Steve Winwood, The Commodores, Wilson Pickett, Neil Young, Sam Cooke, Smashing Pumpkins, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Conan O'Brien, Sheryl Crow, Spinal Tap, The Tubes, Taylor Swift, The Strangeloves, Talking Heads, Jay Leno, David Bowie, Ben Folds, All American Rejects, Ray Charles, Peter Frampton, The Raspberries, Daft Punk, Media News
David Wild

Jay and Conan have both brought us so much music over the years. Here's my playlist for two nice and funny guys in one awkward TV situation.

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