An exhilarating and astutely executed walk down memory lane, Motown's long-ignored musicians continue to extend the Funk Brothers brand as established, for the general public, in the film "Standing in ...
This opportunity isn't likely to be repeated. When the Funk Brothers come to town Saturday in the closing main-stage show for the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, those in the audience can expect to see ...
The Motown sound filled the Power Center on Saturday night and proved it still has the power to generate thrills and joy. The Funk Brothers - the famed studio band for Motown Records during its glory ...
Prominent Motown studio musician and Funk Brothers member Bob Babbitt, whose bass playing pounded through the Temptations hit “Ball of Confusion” and Marvin Gaye’s “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology),” died ...
Detroit, MI (CBS Detroit) - In this, our second installment of the celebration of Motown, Lisa Germani sits down with Beth Griffith-Manley, daughter of legendary Funk Brother Johnny Griffith. As a ...
Joe Messina, a jazz guitarist whose work with the Funk Brothers helped build the bedrock of the Motown sound, died Monday in Northville. He was 93. Messina, a longtime Warren resident, died at 4 a.m.