Friday, July 20, 2012

Pure Michigan!

Michigan has an embarrassment of musical riches, from Motown to rock to jazz, Classical and new age (oddly, I didn't notice any Country music bigshots). Among the many musicians with Michigan roots: Diana Ross and the Supremes, Ted Nugent, Madonna, Anita Baker, Stevie Wonder, Cub Coda of Brownsville Station (Smokin' in the Boys' Room), Bob Seger, Al Green, Jack White of the White Stripes, , Aretha Franklin (well, she was born in Memphis, TN, but moved to Detroit when she was six), Smoky Robinson, Sony Bono, Alice Cooper, Eminem, and Bill Haley of Bill Haley and the Comets. 







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2 comments:

COL said...

detroit baby. it is a shame, tho, what has befallen that city today. it's beyond depressing.

July 21, 2012 at 11:01 PM
superdave524 said...

It is a shame that the loyalty shown by Michiganders, most of whom drive Fords or GMs or Chryslers, has not always been reciprocated by the corporations who moved their factories out of the Motor City. Still, Motown is slowly rebuilding. We caught a Tiger's game at Comerica Park and ate some flaming cheese at a restaurant in Greek Town, and the atmosphere was not desolate at all.

July 22, 2012 at 1:37 PM

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