Are there any contemporary musicians reviving the doo-wop / late 50s / early 60s soul sound? [more inside]
posted by gnutron on Feb 19, 2009 - 26 answers

I need some new music that will fit well with Motown and Stax old R&B & soul. [more inside]
posted by Foam Pants on Nov 5, 2008 - 22 answers

What is your favorite thing to do in Detroit (the Detroit-iest thing you can think of!)? [more inside]
posted by dahliachewswell on Jul 23, 2008 - 25 answers

On BBC Radio 6 a few days ago, probably sometime late at night or early in the morning in British time (I was listening in the afternoon in the US) they were playing a concert recording of an artist who’s volcal style resembled a less coherent Amy Winehouse. One of the songs used part of tchaichovskys Romeo and Juliet for a hook, and it was all mostly soul/R&B type music. Any ideas what it was?
posted by Artw on May 27, 2008 - 8 answers

So I've become pretty obsessed with 'I Want You Back' - the Jackson 5 song. How do I play and write that kind of music? [more inside]
posted by tmcw on Jul 3, 2007 - 18 answers

Okay, I heard this song once on the radio. It was kinda motowny and real catchy, with your fairly standard "I own that female" theme. The band was (iirc) five brothers from Cambodia or some other SE Asian country. I remember finding them in some Wikipedia list of one-hit wonders from the 60s or 70s. I seem to recall their name had something to do with New York, maybe Brooklyn something, or something. Anyone know what I'm talking about here? [more inside]
posted by thirteenkiller on Apr 10, 2007 - 8 answers

My friends and I are throwing a large, time-travel themed dance party. I need recommendations for funk, soul, and R&B to play during the 50s, 60s, and 70s, as I'm deeply asea in this area. [more inside]
posted by deafmute on May 9, 2006 - 16 answers

Name that song! Half-remembered music sample and... [more inside]
posted by chrominance on Jan 12, 2006 - 10 answers

My sister-in-law loves Motown and my wife and I would like to get her an anthology of the big hits, hopefully not more than three disks (because we can't spend big bucks this Xmas). Motown reissues being a notoriously tricky subject, can anybody recommend one with good sound and good value?
posted by languagehat on Oct 25, 2005 - 11 answers

Other than a fairly obscure Midwestern rockabilly band found via freedb, is anyone aware of a rock and roll band recording a cover of the great Motown tune What Becomes of the Brokenhearted? After watching the terrific Standing in the Shadows of Motown I am craving to hear this done with some blistering guitar. Help me?
posted by billsaysthis on Jul 14, 2004 - 8 answers