Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder 'to perform at Motown Record's 50th anniversary'.Byline: ANI London, November 08 (ANI): Singing legends Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder may perform at the 50th anniversary celebrations of record label Motown. Late in 1960, Franklin was offered a contract with Motown but she had chosen to affiliate with Columbia Records For the Columbia Records label which was a unit of EMI, see . For the Columbia Records label in Japan, see . Columbia Records is the oldest surviving brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as . However, the "Queen of Soul" was still connected to Motown artists and record executives, reports the BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. News. The gala event is also set to include tributes to Michael Jackson Noun 1. Michael Jackson - United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958) Michael Joe Jackson, Jackson , Four Tops star Levi Stubbs, and labels founder Berry Gordy Jr. Also, original Motown musicians including Smokey Robinson will be honoured. The fund collected from the black tie concert will be forwarded to the Motown Historical Museum, located in the label's original headquarters. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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