Motown

Beatles, Detroit, Grammy, Motown, Pop, R&B, Rock 'N Roll Hall Of Fame, Soul, United States, Voice December 2, 2023

“I still love being a Temp”: The last original Temptation, Otis Williams, on more than 60 years in the Motown supergroup

Otis Williams looks back as the musical “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations” returns to Toronto. By Nick Krewen Special to the Star Sixty-three years on, Otis Williams is still at the helm of one of the greatest Motown acts of all-time, The Temptations. Not only does the tenor and baritone vocalist continue to tour with the group into its seventh decade as its only original member, but…

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Adult Contemporary, Arranger, Composer, Detroit, Funk, Grammy, Harp, Jazz, JUNO, Motown, Piano, Pop, Producer, R&B, Reggae, Rock 'N Roll Hall Of Fame, Songwriter, Spoken Word, Synthesizer, Technology, United States, Voice October 13, 2020

Stevie Wonder releases two songs at the same time in a bid ‘for the world to get better’

Nick Krewen Special to the Star Stevie Wonder has had his kidney transplant and is doing very well, thank you. In the first public acknowledgment that he had experienced the surgery since he announced his intention to undergo the knife last July, the Detroit-born Motown legend said during a virtual press conference from Los Angeles Tuesday afternoon that he was feeling  fine and in good post-surgery health.  “Let everybody know that…

Canada, Indie pop, LGBTQ, Motown, R&B, Songwriter, Soul, Toronto April 23, 2013

Cliks lead singer Lucas Silveira changes tune on Black Tie Elevator

Rocker and LBGT icon reborn after completing physical transition from woman to man By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Tue Apr 23 2013   To describe Cliks lead singer Lucas Silveira as a changed man doesn’t cover the half of it. When the Toronto rock band led by the transgendered Silveira last released an album, 2009’s Dirty Kings, he had yet to go through the physical transition that converted him…

Blues, Grammy, Jazz, Motown, Pop, Producer, R&B, Rock, Songwriter, Soul, Steely Dan, United States August 10, 2012

Donald Fagen and friends cruise into new band

By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Fri Aug 10 2012 Ready for some retro soul, man? When the Dukes of September Rhythm Revue convenes at Molson Amphitheatre this Sunday led by the stellar trio of Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen, ex-Doobie Brother Michael McDonald and “Lido Shuffle” hitmaker Boz Scaggs, they’ll be mixing it up for the masses. While it’s not too much of a stretch to assume…

California, Comedy, Dance, Electronic, Motown, Novelty, Songwriter, Synth pop, United States August 12, 2011

At the Molson Amphitheatre: Endless vacation with LMFAO

At the Molson Amphitheatre: Endless vacation with LMFAO | Toronto Star As unlikely as it seems, the forces behind the big summer smash “Party Rock Anthem” are carrying on the Motown legacy.  LMFAO promise “high-energy craziness” at their Sunday show at the Molson Amphitheatre with Ke$ha and Akon. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Fri Aug 12 2011 As unlikely as it seems, the forces behind the big…