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motown at forty

Motown, the venerable hothouse of American R&B, recently celebrated its fortieth anniversary. To mark the occasion, the Detroit Free Press put together this impressive site containing a terrific collection of articles from the newspaper about its seminal hometown record label. Check out the Top 40 Motown Songs, with each tune ranked according to its "commercial impact, artistic worth and endurance." (Don't forget to read Brian McCullum's brief commentary about each song, and to listen to the RealAudio versions of all those unforgettable hits.) Stop by Current Stories for up-to-date Motown tales, then take another stroll down memory lane with the wonderful group of images in the Photo Gallery--what fun it is to see Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder when they were both pint-sized stars. Finally, the solid selection of links will keep your toes tapping to all those Motor City R&B gems for a while to come.

Thu, 20 Jan 2000 09:32:27 -0800