Motown hit songwriter, record executive, poet and education advocate Janie Bradford has died, just months after she was ...

Janie Bradford, who co-wrote Motown's breakthrough hit and songs for Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and others, died Friday after ...

Bradford's family confirmed the songwriter's death on Saturday, revealing she passed away on August 21 at Los Angeles' Cedars ...

Janie Bradford, the Motown songwriter who co-wrote ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’, has died at the age of 87. Her family ...

"Janie was there with me from the very beginning, before there was even a Motown," Berry Gordy writes in tribute to label's ...

"Please Mr. Postman" was released on August 21, 1961, and quickly picked up airplay in Detroit before spreading across the ...

While a number one in the States, Motown's 'Please Mr Postman' hit for The Marvelettes travelled a strange route in sparking ...

Who doesn’t love a good pub quiz every now and then? It’s a wholesome tradition that once a week, eager minds pile into a boozer in a bid to flex their trivia muscles. Of course, there is also a ...

Aug. 21 has witnessed great events on the hip-hop and R&B scene. American R&B and pop singer Kelis was born on this day in 1979. She got her commercial breakthrough with her third album, Tasty, which ...

Find out about the main events that have taken place on this day over the years.

When Sheldon Rhoden takes on the persona of Marvin Gaye for one of Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe’s musicals, audiences go wild. That’s no exaggeration. Each time Rhoden has starred in WBTT’s “Marvin ...