motown's got gospel. screw motown, all right? this is philly.nd. falsetto from the street corners we hear every day-- let's show that to the world. what you know 'bout makin' records, huh? i know this mono stuff is junk. we need somethin' fresh-- a fuller sound than motown has ever imagined, strings and horns, all on different tracks. what are we, the beatles? why not? they stole it from us, let's steal it back. okay, how 'bout this, kid? as soon as you can pay for it, we'll do it. deal? so then you'll listen to my friend? you crazy? she ain't a front girl. she just a churchy with a fat ol' ass. (musicians laugh) chandra. ♪ wherever he laid his hat was his home... ♪ that's the last i saw of him. but the thing is, he called it. wasn't long before gamble & huff took it to a whole new level. who was his friend? chandra somethin', that's all i know. sit tight, buster. we may be back. jeffries: and philly soul was the next step from motown. takes me back, man. cruisin' in the drop-top, billy paul on the eight track. never heard of him. come on, man,

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i'd like to think motown itself motown music -- you know motown music broke down a lot of barriers andved in, but we broke down a lot of barriers because before that time white kids and black kids weren't even in the same areas dancing and listening to the same music and doing the things that they started to do after we came into being, so i'm very proud of that. >> speaking of motown there's a musical opening on broadway in the spring. you'll be a character in that musical because you had a huge role in the creation of motown and were at one time vice president of motown as well as singing and writing so mm of the hits that came out of there. is it going to be weird to see yourself portrayed on the stage? >> no. it's actually like a story of barry gordon's life. >> yeah. the founder of motown. >> the founder of motown. he's my best friend. i tell you, he had a venue -- >> a presentation. >> a vignette from the film. i think it's going to be absolutely wonderful. i think broadway needs it and i believe he's going to win some tonys from it. >> with some of your songs. >> i do. >> when y

ignazio: it is an honor for us to sing this song in tribute to both of them, and to sing it here in motown record label that gave us one of them. gianluca: ♪smile though your heart is aching, smile even though it's breaking, when there are clouds in the sky you'll get by

people motown really and yeah they were but you know some of the acts that phil worked through were there was a good singers but he was bigger than the actually usually a lot of that's going on right now but then you get lady gaga you get a you get new artist that come along that are really gifted and those are the ones that really sell those are the ones that stay stay around for a long time there's always a time in music that you go through that is just you know you just push it out you know like you're right now going through a really pop phase where the music all sounds generic and the singers are irrelevant almost who they are except for maybe their image or something but you could feel the ground the pulse of music coming up that's really there's some great great great music coming up right now well this is very strange to hear from producer because most produce i've been taught to say was so big so great we will we can make a star from from from whatever. they're there because the word star doesn't mean having a hit anybody can have a hit one. let's have it for ten twenty years tha

we came over and we were really doing a lot of motown. paul's music and what he'd done the minute it came out. i had no resistance to that. i'm a fan of his and i like so much that he's done. and to have that album in particular, which was filled with moments of great genius and delight. a lot of that welcoming however was under the understanding, or at least the belief that he would square what he was doing with the powers who led the resistance to apartheid, which was the anc. it never dawned on me that that was not the case. and i didn't know that that was not the case until paul called and we met in my home. and he explained to me that he had this crisis or this obstacle before him. simon: harry said, "you should talk to the anc." so when i met with the anc i said, "hey i have no fight with the anc we have no fight with the anc. we support the anc, we'd be willing to do concerts for you." and they said, "look, here's the problem. you went to south africa but you didn't ask us. and the way we're structured is, you have to ask the anc i

glover. , owe the dazzling miss hally brie looking fine and general colin powell and his girlfriend motown great diana ross and here's a treat nba hall of famer bill russell. the crowd loves 'em. and then, it was time for the main event. the president's second inaugural address. just as feared the president came out as a liberal. >> we will respond to the threat of climate change. our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. medicare and medicaid and social security. they do not make us a nation of takers. they free us to take the risks that make this country great >> jon: one last thing i want to make this clear. my health care plan is designed to kill your white grandparents. kill 'em dead. yep. thank you. we of course are focusing on today's coverage of events. we'll start with jessica williams down at the capital. what did you think of the speech? >> hello, jon. jon, i loved it. okay. it was fresh. it was new. it was unexpected. yet very classy. you know, i thought the speech really helped frame the president's agenda. and a

trend partly reflects the long-term memraging of the manufacturing jobs it isn't because of slump in motownnly have to look to michigan to see how unions helped build stronger middle class and america. >> half of last year's dropoff occurred in the public sector unions. formerly one of organized labor bright spot. >> that is directly correlated to the job loss that we have seen in public sector. >> battle over collective bargaining rights in wisconsin and tough times for the local budgets play important roles. >> with the decline of union make it difficult for middle class. >> conservatives see the union as drag on free market won a round when the appellate court ruled president obama's recess awe pointment to the national relation board was unconstitutional. historians of the labor movement say leaders need to adapt to changing demographic reality. >> in some places they are concentrating on those notoriously hard to organize sectors and retail and fast food. and a state like california you can see from the organized labor is a bright spot. the numbers grew by 100,000 this past year. drive

. >> coming up, motown's billy is back again but you'll never get where. don't go away. thinking.here's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. (vo) she's joy behar. >>current will let me say anything. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> jennifer: all right, let's check in with our progressive brother in arms, michael shure of the "the young turks" sitting in for cenk uygur. michael, what are the battles you're waging tonight. >> governor, we're waging the battles first of all in the senate. i'm sure you covered this. i'm sure you have opinions of that. we're going to see how chuck hagel fared and how some of these silly old senators in front of him presented themselves. and then we also have my beloved 49ers, and one of them making a very grave error. we're going to talk about the comments made about gay americans and gay football players. and i'm sorry to say its another super bowl without the detroit lions. >> jennifer: i'm just saying i'm recording from san francisco but i'm tired of the san francisco teams hogging all of the top spots. come on, detroit. i appreciat

two-time grammy winner michael bolton has released 17 studio album and his newest pays tribute to motownoving and grooving. >> "ain't no mountain high enough," michael's here with a very special guest, grammy-winning melanie fiona to sing "nothing like the real thing." take it away, you guys. ♪ ain't nothing like the real thing, baby ♪ ♪ ain't nothing like the real thing ♪ ♪ ain't nothing like the real thing, baby ♪ ♪ ain't nothing like the real thing ♪ ♪ i got your picture hanging on the wall ♪ ♪ it can't see or come to me when i call your name ♪ ♪ i realize it's just a picture in a frame ♪ ♪ i read your letters when you're not near ♪ ♪ but they don't move me ♪ they don't groove me like when i hear ♪ ♪ your sweet voice whispering in my ear ♪ ♪ ain't nothing like the real thing, baby ♪ ♪ ain't nothing like the real thing ♪ ♪ i play the game, a fantasy ♪ i pretend i'm not in reality ♪ i need the shelter of your arms to comfort me ♪ ♪ no other sound is quite the same as your name ♪ ♪ no touch can do half as much to make me feel better ♪ ♪ so let's stay together ♪ i got some memories to loo

the motown 25 anniversary show back in '93. an incredible performance that night.ael jackson unveiling the moonwalk. >> and we all practiced it, didn't we? >> who didn't? >> but jackson lip-synced the entire song. >> oh, man. >> yes. and now another electrifying performance is under fire. beyonce may have lip-synced the "star spangled banner" and the president's inauguration. abc's david wright has this story. ♪ and the rocket's red glare >> reporter: right down to that dramatic flourish with the ear piece, her performance was picture perfect. but was she just acting? earlier the marine corps band confirmed they were just pretending to play their instruments and said flat out beyonce was lip-syncing. a band spokesman told abc news we do not know why she decided to go with the prerecorded music at the last minute. on the platform, her fellow performers, who did their portions live, presumably thought she was singing live, too. watch kelly clarkson closely here. it's so hard, show mouthed. congratulating beyonce. there is a precedent. they played air violin and cello

. >> motown legends are going to be there. >> jimmy: smokey robinson. i love smokey robinson.this is before i had this show, for unicef, a charity event. and i went to this thing. it was very nice. i went down the red carpet and i was talking to all these people with unicef doing these great things for children. and i remember the little boxes for unicef, you know, halloween and people would have them and then reporters were looking at me weird. and i was giving an award to smokey robinson, so i get backstage, i go back stage and i'm the only white guy there. [ light laughter ] i go, what's going on? this is kind of odd. i'm the only white person in the building. and i go, so odd. and i called my publicist, and i look at the sign. it wasn't unicef, it's uncf, united negro college fund. [ laughter ] [ applause ] i was at an event for uncf, not unicef. anyway, february 8th in vegas. we'll be checking that out. michael bolton. [ cheers and applause ] we've got a great show tonight. this guy is a great actor. love him when he stops by. jude law is back on the show! [ cheers and ap

okay, look at that there is general colin powell and his motown great diana ross and here is nba hall of famer bill russell. >> bret: it's a tough job. thanks for inviting us into your home for this "special report," fair, balanced and unafraid. >> shepard: this is the fox report. tonight, it has happened again. students running for safety after another shooting on another campus. now we know what may have started it all in houston. plus, hearing from the families of those who died in a terrorist takeover. >> it was never about -- never about money. it was never -- it was never about that. he was going to retire early. and, you know, it's hard. >> shepard: her father, one of those killed when terrorists captured this gas facility. tonight, families push for answers. >> i just want to know how my brother died. >> and survivors tell what it was like when the bullets flu. -- flew. >> prince harry wrapping up deployment as helicopter co-pilot. and talking about killing taliban fighters. >> we fight when we have to. take a live to save a life. >> what he says about those naked photos in ve

. >>> if you dig cars, motown is the place to be. cars of the future on display all week long. of buzz around that revamped corvette. some design elements from vintage cars like the stingray. >>> first it was tebowing and now kaepernicking. all of the rage. plenty of people and some niners players taking to twitter to emulate the 49er quarterback's signature touchdown celebration. here it is flexing his right arm and kicking that bicep. >> he was awesome on saturday. a lot of flex appeal. check things out. niners next game will take on atlanta falcons. they will be down in hotlanta. that game will be sunday at noon. check your calendar. make sure you're ready for kickoff. >> ready to kiss those pipes. all right. go niners. >> she has good guns. carrying around triplets. you have a right to kiss those guns. check out the gun show. >> different sort. okay. 6:59 right now. thanks for joining us this morning. we'll be back at 7:25 with a local news update and every half hour after that. keep warm if you can. >> it's cold here in the newsroom. she's got a hereater by her des. i'll s

>> "motown philly," boyz ii men. >> what movie did you lose your virginity at?othered to ask. i can tell just from your physical appearance that you're obviously -- 29. >> jimmy: oh, very good. [ cheers and applause ] perfectly done. perfectly delivered right there. [ talking over each other ] >> jane: way older than 29. and i will say what was great about that is that alec really insisted that we do that in a two shot because that really needed to be done by the pace and not cut into and edited. and that was really one of alec's great things that he would know that. >> alec: that we could try in one take. >> jimmy: sure, yeah. and i should let everyone know, too, like, these scenes, like, that wardrobe room is almost exactly -- it is exactly. >> tina: it looks exactly like backstage at "snl." yeah, so when jimmy came to do a cameo on "30 rock," he was walking on the fake set that looks like "snl." what is going on? >> jimmy: yeah. where did you shoot in silver cut? where is that? >> tina: in silver cuts, in queens. >> jimmy: so i was in queens, and i'm walking

. >> caller: hey greetings from motown, mama. >> stephanie: hello, baby. >> caller: you know what hillary'll probably be president in 2016. you will still be a bad senator with a bad tribl on your head. we need to isolate that turkey because that could be a bad lunch joke too. senator would you like turkey? turkey? no, ham. go ahead you are on the "stephanie miller show." >> caller: hello. something that has been going on has been the change in electoral college votes in the state legislatures, including, michigan, wisconsin, and pennsylvania. they want to change that. and it seems like they are trying to sneak things through with all of the focus on benghazi, the inauguration, and gun control, and that really concerns me. >> stephanie: i thought the president -- that was a brush back pitch about standing in long lines to vote. and we were saying this story -- i mean -- republicans literally put out a memo bragging about stealing the house from democrats. >> yeah. >> stephanie: i mean what is mitch talking about. we still believe we are a center right country. okay dorkus, no one else doe