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Motown传奇艺人(Wikipedia上的简介)：
Commodores - Lionel Richie 所在的乐队
Commodores
The Commodores were a highly successful soul/funk band in the 1970s. They met as freshmen at Tuskegee Institute, and signed to Motown having first caught the public eye supporting The Jackson Five on tour. Now they are perhaps best known for the ballad "Easy", which is not considered to be representative of their output. Usually, they recorded funky, driven dance floor hits including "Brick House", "Fancy Dancer", and "Slippery When Wet", amongst others. "Machine Gun", the instrumental title track from their debut album, has become a staple at American sporting events, and has been featured in many films, including Boogie Nights. The Four Tops
The Four Tops are an American Motown musical quartet, whose repertoire has included doo-wop, jazz, soul music, R, disco, adult contemporary, and showtunes. Founded in Detroit, Michigan as The Four Aims, lead singer Levi Stubbs and groupmates Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, and Lawrence Payton remained together for over four decades, finally forced to endure a lineup change when Payton died in 1997. At that time, Theo Peoples was added to the lineup; Peoples later replaced Stubbs, who fell ill from cancer, and Ronnie McNair assumed Peoples' spot. In July, 2005, Benson died of lung cancer with Payton's son Roquel replacing him. And as of April, 2005, Fakir, McNair, Payton and Peoples still perform together as The Four Tops. The Funk Brothers
The Funk Brothers were a group of Detroit musicians who played club gigs and were the house band at Detroit's Motown Records from 1959 to 1972, when the company moved to Los Angeles. Their story was told in Paul Justman's 2002 documentary film Standing in the Shadows of Motown.
Early members included bandleader Joe Hunter and Earl Van Dyke (piano); James Jamerson (bass guitar); William "Benny" Benjamin and Richard "Pistol" Allen (drums); Robert White, Eddie Willis, and Joe Messina (guitar); Jack Ashford (tambourine); and Eddie 'Bongo' Brown (percussion). Hunter left in 1964, replaced on keyboards by Johnny Griffith and as bandleader by Van Dyke. Around the same time Uriel Jones joined the band as a third drummer. Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gaye, Jr.) (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an pop, soul, and R singer, arranger, musician, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer who gained international fame during the 1960s and 1970s as an artist on the Motown label. His best records are still extremely highly regarded, and he is often cited as one of the finest singers of his era. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and posthumously received the Grammy Awards' Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996. His What's Going On album is widely considered the greatest album in black music history. Michael Jackson
For other people with the same name, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation)
Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 in Gary, Indiana) is an American singer-songwriter, producer, musician and philantropist who is known by his peers and fans as the "King of Pop", and by his critics as "Wacko Jacko". He began his career at the age of 11 as lead singer of the Motown produced act The Jackson 5 (later "The Jacksons") in the 1960s, and made his first solo recordings in 1971 as part of the Jackson 5 franchise. Jackson began a full-fledged solo career in 1979 and formally parted with his siblings in 1987. He has since become the most successful recording artist in black music history, and the biggest selling solo artist of all-time, with worldwide sales of over 350 million as a solo artist. He has also sold an additional 150 million records as lead singer and chief songwriter of The Jackson 5, bringing his total record sales to 500 million. The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5 (also spelled The Jackson Five or The Jackson 5ive, abbreviated as J5, and later known simply as The Jacksons) were an American popular music quintet from Gary, Indiana. The group, active from 1962 to 1990, regularly played from a repertoire of R, soul, funk, and later disco. Considered "one of the biggest phenomenons in pop music" during the early 1970s, the Jackson 5 group is also notable for launching the career of its lead singer, Michael Jackson. Rick James
Rick James (James Ambrose Johnson, Jr.) (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004) was an American funk and soul musician, who worked as a singer, keyboardist, bassist, record producer, arranger, and composer during his long career. One of the most popular artists on the Motown label during the late 1970s and early 1980s, James was famous for his wild brand of funk music and his trademark cornrow braids, sporting them well before the style was popularized by the hairstylist Nantille Charbonnet, as worn by actress Bo Derek, and songstress, Donna Summer. Gladys Knight & the Pips
"The Pips" redirects here. For the BBC pips, see Greenwich Time Signal.
Gladys Knight & the Pips were an R/soul musical act from Atlanta, Georgia, active from 1953 to 1989 and most popular during the 1960s and 1970s. Best known its hits for both the Motown and Buddah Records labels, the longest-lived and best-known incarnation of the act featured Gladys Knight on lead vocals, with The Pips, who included Knight's brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and their cousins Edward Patten and William Guest, as background singers. Teena Marie
Teena Marie (born Mary Christine Brockert on March 51956) is an R singer/songwriter/producer. She is a protegé of late funk legend Rick James, and is notable as one of the few successful Caucasian R&B performers.
After signing with Motown Records in 1976 as a backup singer, Teena hooked up with James for her first album titled Wild and Peaceful, released in 1979. Legend has had it that thanks to James refusing to work with Motown diva Diana Ross, Marie found her first successes with songs like "I'm A Sucka For Your Love" and "Deja Vu (I've Been Here Before)" to name a few. The Marvelettes
The Marvelettes was an American singing girl group on the Motown label. The group's first successful female vocal group, the Marvelettes are most notable for recording the label's first US #1 pop hit, "Please Mr. Postman", and for setting the precedent for later Motown girl groups such as The Supremes and Martha & the Vandellas. Martha and the Vandellas
Martha and the Vandellas were an American Motown group of the 1960s. The label's second most-successful girl group after The Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas were known for a churchier, more southern-styled soul than the Supremes, as typified in Motown hits such as "(Love is Like a) Heat Wave", "Nowhere to Run", and, their signature song, "Dancing in the Street". Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. (born June 20, 1949 in Tuskegee, Alabama) is a popular American musician and pop singer, most famous for a series of hits during the 1980s. His sales are reported to be over 100 million units worldwide. He has a fortune of over $200 million.
Richie got his start with The Commodores, writing most of their hits in the late 1970s, including "Three Times a Lady" and "Still". By 1980, though, the media had begun to focus on Richie and he left to embark on a solo career the next year. That year his duet with Diana Ross "Endless Love" from the film of the same name spent nine weeks atop Billboard's pop chart. He also wrote the song Lady for his friend Kenny Rogers and Rogers recording of the song topped the charts for several weeks. Smokey Robinson
William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. (born February 19, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American R and soul singer and songwriter. Robinson is noted for being one of the primary figures associated with the Motown record label, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy. As both a member of Motown group The Miracles and a solo artist, Robinson recorded seventy Top 40 hits for Motown between 1959 and 1990, and also served as the company's vice-president from 1961 to 1988. The Miracles
The Miracles is an American R/soul group from Detroit, Michigan, notable as the first successful group act for Berry Gordy's Motown Records. The Miracles went on to become one of Motown's signature acts of the 1960s, during which time their original lead singer and founding member Smokey Robinson became one of the most successful songwriters and record producers of all time. Diana Ross
This article is about the American musician. For the author, see Diana Ross (author)
Diana Ross (born Diane Ernestine Earle Ross [1] on March 26, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African-American soul, R and pop singer and actress. Ross is one of the most successful female artists of her era, both due to her solo work and her role as lead singer of The Supremes during the 1960s. The Supremes
The Supremes were a very successful Motown all-female singing group active from 1959 until 1977, performing at various times doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway showtunes, psychedelia, and disco.
One of Motown's signature acts, The Supremes were the most successful black musical act of the 1960s [1], recording twelve #1 hits between 1964 and 1969, many of them written and produced by Motown's main songwriting and production team, Holland-Dozier-Holland. The crossover success of the Supremes during the mid-1960s paved the way for future black soul and R acts to gain mainstream audiences both in the United States and overseas. The Supremes
The Supremes were a very successful Motown all-female singing group active from 1959 until 1977, performing at various times doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway showtunes, psychedelia, and disco.
One of Motown's signature acts, The Supremes were the most successful black musical act of the 1960s [1], recording twelve #1 hits between 1964 and 1969, many of them written and produced by Motown's main songwriting and production team, Holland-Dozier-Holland. The crossover success of the Supremes during the mid-1960s paved the way for future black soul and R acts to gain mainstream audiences both in the United States and overseas. The Temptations
The Temptations (also abbreviated as "The Tempts" or "The Temps") are an American Motown singing group whose repertoire has included doo-wop, soul, psychedelia, funk, disco, R, and adult contemporary. Formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1960 as The Elgins, The Temptations have always featured five African-American male vocalists/dancers. The group, known for its finely tuned choreography, distinct harmonies, and stylish suits, has been said to be as influential to soul as The Beatles are to rock . Having sold an estimated 22 million albums by 1982 , The Temptations are one of the most successful groups in black music history and were the definitive male vocal group of the 1960s . In addition, they have the second-longest tenure on Motown (behind Stevie Wonder), as they were with the label for a total of 40 years: 16 years from 1961 to 1977, and 24 more from 1980 to 2004 (from 1977 to 1980, they were signed to Atlantic Records). As of 2005, The Temptations continue to perform as an independent act with only one original member, founder Otis Williams, in its lineup. Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder is the stage name of Steveland Morris, born on May 13, 1950 in Saginaw, Michigan. He is an American singer, songwriter, producer, musician, humanitarian and social activist. Although his name at birth was Steveland Judkins, he later changed his last name to Morris, his mother's maiden name. Wonder has recorded more than 30 Top 10 hits, won nearly two dozen Grammys, including one for lifetime achievement, and been inducted into both the Rock and Roll and Songwriters halls of fame. |
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