On January 12, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. started Tamla Records with the help of an $800 loan from his family, starting a journey that would forever change the music industry. The following year, it merged ...

A musician rises to fame, becomes hooked on drugs, and has his career nearly spiral out of control before being saved by ...

Gordy would make up songs. Eventually, he found himself writing for singer Jackie Wilson and helping young singer William “Smokey” Robinson and his band, best known as the Miracles ...

The Trips Festival began; the Jimi Hendrix Experience began recording their cover of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower"; 'Saturday Night Fever' started a 24 week run at No. 1; Squeeze was the ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with soul singer Charles "Wigg" Walker. The Nashville native has released his latest album, "This Love is Gonna Last" at the age of 84.

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The Ybor City pianist and singer, a fixture at Donatello Italian Restaurant, performed for Etta James, B.B. King and more.

With its theater undergoing renovations, Winter Park Playhouse will spend the 2025-26 season in residence at the Lowndes ...

While friends and family – including fellow soul singer Sam Cooke – encouraged Moore to continue singing gospel, Moore had other ideas after seeing Jackie Wilson play at a local club ...

noticed that the singer who was onstage was having trouble remembering the words to the Jackie Wilson song he was trying to sing. Moore took pity on him, joined him onstage, and helped him out ...

MBW’s Key Songs In The Life Of… is a series in which we ask influential music industry figures about the tracks that have – ...