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A Supreme and a Vandella
The Supremes were founded by Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson (second from right) and Diana Ross. Pictured with Wilson are (from left) Florence Ballard Jr., granddaughter; Nicole Ballard, daughter; and Michelle Ballard, daughter. Joining them is Madison Ballard, great-granddaughter. Wilson performed with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. — Barbara Orto photos
When Mary Wilson, original Supreme, was in town recently to sing with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, she reunited with Motown pal Annette Beard Helton of Martha & the Vandellas.
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Michael Strahan, former NBA star, currently on “Good Morning America” and formerly of “Live With Kelly and Michael,” was a guest speaker at Fuel: Detroit, a one-day leadership and business networking symposium at the Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel.
Martha Reeves participated in a ceremony honoring the late Al Abrams, Motown national promotions director, at the recent D etroit Music Awards.
Street, or up and down Bourbon Street in New Orleans. If you want to check out the music in Detroit, you need to know where to go and who to ask. But no matter who you ask, the fact remains that finding live music performed by local musicians in Detroit is a much harder task than it used to be, which means it is much harder for Detroit musicians to nail down gigs that pay more than enough to buy a hamburger on the way home. For a city that has given — and continues to give — so much music to the world, you would think there might be a little more appreciation and a little more recognition that since this is something that we Detroiters tend to do better than just about anybody else, perhaps we should harness that ability and convert it into fuel to help run the
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Darryl McDaniels, better known as DMC of the legendary rap group Run-D.M.C., performed at the Detroit Music Awards ceremony at the Fillmore Detroit.
Actor Seth Gilliam, recognized as Sgt. Ellis Carver on HBO’s “The Wire” and numerous other programs, was among the participants in Motor City Comic Con 2016 that took place at the Suburban Collection Showplace.
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From page D-1 sputtering engine of the city’s recovery. Granted, there are organizations such as the Detroit Sound Conservancy that have taken it upon themselves to be a particularly active and aggressive cheerleader of the city’s music scene. By working to preserve and promote the city’s musical history for research and study as well as for simple enjoyment, the DSC is helping to reignite a pride of ownership for a city that has cast perhaps the longest musical shadow of any other city in the world. BUT DESPITE all of our accomplishments, it still seems that we’re so accustomed to being surrounded by all this musical talent (because it’s been here for so long) that Detroiters just take it for granted, assuming that it will always be here and therefore not in any need of special attention
or consideration. This could prove to be a serious mistake. Today it’s hard to count the number of top-flight musicians who have been forced to leave the city over the years and make a name for themselves — and some money — but let’s just agree that it’s a lot.
But wherever Detroit goes from here, if Detroit music isn’t helping to steer the wheel then we’re bound to wind up lost.
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I am among those who find it disturbing when this kind of tampering takes place. Who’s to say if the late artists would have approved? Most likely they would not, and that includes Miles Davis, Michael Jackson and Nina Simone who have all been exploited in this way.
BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW...that the classic hit “Do You Love Me?” by the Contours was written by Berry Gordy.
If there was ever a “King of Smiles” competition, Drake would win hands down. Arsenio Hall, whose return to late night TV didn’t work out, has a summer series coming up called “Greatest Hits,” featuring current and past recording stars performing hits from the ’80s, ’90s and 2000s. You've probably seen the
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If just a fraction of those who have left for greener pastures were still actively employed here in the city, sharing their talents and having those talents utilized as teachers, performers, producers and composers, among other things, just imagine what a difference this could make as we all struggle to define where Detroit goes from here.
Reflections
Tavares had plenty of major hits from 1973 to Miles Davis 1983, including “It Only Takes a Minute,” “Heaven Must be Missing an Angel” and “She’s Gone.” For their new release, “Heaven 24/7,” original members Feliciano (Butch), Arthur (Pooch) and third brother, Victor, are calling themselves “Tavares Now.” Interestingly, Feliciano Tavares was once married to Lola Falana.
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MEMORIES: “No More Tears” (Anita Baker), “Stick-Up” (the Honey Cone), “Come Get to This” (Marvin Gaye), “Belle” (Al Green), “Gonna Get Over You” (Sweet Obsession), “Hit the Road Jack” (Ray Charles), “I Can’t Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)” (James Brown), “Tonight I Celebrate My Love” (Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack), “It’s Raining Men” (the Weather Girls), “To be Loved” (Jackie Wilson). BLESSINGS to Ronnie McNeir, Sam Kemp, Kelvyn Ventour, Carol Ventour, Mike Jemison, Trina Naylor, Maxine Stevenson, Thelma Myles, Adrian Stevenson, Carl B. Jones and Ciel Stevenson.
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WORDS OF THE WEEK, from Whoopi Goldberg: “Normal is in the eye of the beholder.”
Let the music play!
Steve Holsey can be reached at svh517@aol.com.
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