Barrett Strong, one of Motown’s founding artists and most gifted songwriters who sang lead on the company’s breakthrough single “Money (That’s What I Want)” and later collaborated with Norman Whitfield on such classics as “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “War” and “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone,” has died. He was 81.
Related posts
-
Blue Man Group will close in January
Blue Man Group, the long-running show that has played in Chicago for decades, will play its... -
Should state require background checks from school board candidates?
Delegates at the annual Illinois Association of School Boards conference are deciding the fate of a... -
Man pleads guilty to cannabis DUI in crash that killed preschooler
A man has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of cannabis and getting in to...