October 4, 2018• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
In 1977 Rose Royce's debut single rose to the top of the pop and R&B charts...
February 8, 2018• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
When Dennis Edwards replaced David Ruffin in the Temptations their sound changed but the hits kept coming...
October 12, 2017• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Two classic versions of one classic song. Which is your favorite?...
July 27, 2017• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
The muscular Tempts or the slow-burning Al Green. Which version is your favorite?...
February 9, 2017• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Barrett Strong had an early hit but found real success as a Motown songwriter...
December 8, 2016• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Legendary studio guitarist Dennis Coffey had a hit of his own in '71...
November 10, 2016• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Willie Hutch was a producer, songwriter, arranger, and hit-maker with 1975's "Love Power"...
July 7, 2016• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Gene Chandler's extraordinary career spanned the doo-wop, r&b, soul, and disco eras....
June 2, 2016• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Shirley Ellis emerged as a three-hit wonder at a dark time in the nation's history...
June 18, 2015• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Norman Whitfield and the Velvelettes were a match made in soul music heaven...
June 11, 2015• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
The Undisputed Truth's hit was one of many in the storied career of producer Norman Whitfield...
May 14, 2015• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Rare Earth scored big with two Temptations covers, and more...
June 19, 2014• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
David Ruffin was not the only Temptation who went on to solo success...
March 20, 2014• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Rose Royce's '78 hit was hugely influential...
March 13, 2014• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
A Motown immortal is celebrated in recent reissues...
February 20, 2014• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Before "War" Edwin Starr hit it big with "25 Miles"...
June 7, 2012• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
David Ruffin's final single as lead vocalist with the Temptations featured one of his finest performances....
March 22, 2012• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Gladys Knight & the Pips were one of the biggest acts of the '70s. They reached their Motown peak with a Jim Weatherly penned hit in 1973....
January 30, 2009• Chart Attack!, Music
Welcome back to another edition of CHART ATTACK!, everybody! We’re going back a full 32 years this week, and it’s an...
January 12, 2009• Current Events, Music
Today is a very important day in the history of popular music. It was on this day in 1959 that Motown was born. An auto worker by the name...
