Her storied career is legendary. She worked through the ranks at Motown Records from receptionist to office manager to back up singer for Marvin Gaye, to the labels top performing act, Martha and the Vandellas. On Monday, July 18, the legendary singer turns 75 years old and there is a big party at Bert’s Warehouse that night in her honor. It ‘s a 60’s – themed party and the joint will be packed with area musicians, celebrities and dignitaries. It...
Raised in a trailer park in Ypsilanti, he formed his first band in high school called The Iguanas – a name he would eventually adopt as his own and shorten to “Iggy”. After dropping out of University of Michigan, he formed The Psychedelic Stooges with brothers Ron and Scott Asheton. That band signed a deal with Elektra Records in 1968 and changed their name to The Stooges. Iggy Pop’s big break came at a chance meeting with David Bowie at a club called...
