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

David Finkle | Posted 04.15.2013 | 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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'Season of the Witch': A Crafty Playlist for Christine O'Donnell

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: The Four Tops, The Carter Family, Louis Prima, The Eagles, Jellyfish, Chris Isaak, Rivers Cuomo, Christine O'donnell, Donovan, B.o.B, Cream, The Clash, The Who, Cyndi Lauper, Delaware, My Morning Jacket, Traveling Wilburys, John Legend, Kiss, Neil Diamond, Luscious Jackson, Madonna, Gary U.S. Bonds, Nirvana, The Divinyls, Devo, Todd Rundgren, The Roots, Chris Coons, Alice Cooper, Tom Waits, Katy Perry, Keely Smith, Rihanna, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Majek Faskek, Entertainment News
David Wild

Here's a playlist for a Jersey girl with big dreams, at least some of them not involving "Witchcraft" or "That Old Black Magic."

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My "Detroit Medley": A Playlist for Our Motor City

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Was (Not Was), Starz, The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Eminem, Brenda Holloway, John Rich, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Sufjan Stevens, Grand Funk, Detroit Bailout, White Stripes, Detroit, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Kiss, Sammy Davis Jr., Chairmen of the Board, Doug Fieger, Jack Scott, Madonna, Kid Rock, Jackie Wilson, The Stooges, The Parliments, Bob Seger, Bobby Bare, mc5, J. Geils Band, John Lee Hooker, Ted Nugent, The Dramatics, Detroit Cobras, Jimmy Ruffin, The Spinners, Marvin Gaye, Bruce Springsteen, Funkadelic, Entertainment News
David Wild

I forever owe Detroit a huge debt of gratitude, as does anybody who's loved contemporary music this past half century. Before we bailed Detroit out, Detroit bailed us out of a lot of boredom and bad moods.

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An Interview with Raphael Saadiq Plus This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: New Orleans, Albert King, The Four Tops, Duffy, Raphael Saadiq, Earth Wind & Fire, Motown Records, Whitney Houston, Second Line, Stevie Wonder, Nba, Joss Stone, Funk, Brian Grant, Katrina, Reggae, Dark Side of the Moon, Stax Records, CJ Hilton, Motown, Anthony Hayes, John Legend, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Bob Marley, Louisiana, Stax, Erykah Badu, Mary J. Blige, The Roots, Gospel, Lionel Richie, Amy Winehouse, The Funk Brothers, The Bee Gees, D'Angelo, Jimmy Cliff, Macy Gray, Paul Riser, Young Spodie, Entertainment News, Jack Ashford, Youtube, Pink Floyd, Shia LeBeouf, Snoop Dogg, Smokey Robinson, Seal, Marvin Gaye, Q-Tip, Babyface, Ludacric, Third Eye Blind, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Though his latest album The Way I See It was released last year, Saadiq still is touring pretty much non-stop. He took a quick break from his schedule for this interview.

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