1. "*waits for b touch to tell us why this didn't happen*" In response to Reply # 0
my guess is that no one would really be interested. michael jackson was really the only reason why anyone cared at the time and remembers motown 25 who would perform at motown 50? debarge? who else? erykah badu india.arie boyz ii men brian mcknight q-tip released an album on motown so did AZ
hm. now that i'm thinking about it if it woulda happened
2. "There was a Motown 40 in 1999. No Motown 50." In response to Reply # 0 Sat Feb-14-15 10:29 AM by b.Touch
It probably didn't happen because of "Motown The Musical". Whatever attention/funds/etc would have gone into a new TV special appears to have gone into the long-range plans of mounting that show.
5. "It apparently ran on ABC on February 15, 1998" In response to Reply # 3
I don't think it was well promoted.
I only know of it because a certain somebody didn't show up, so then-60-somethings Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong performed Supremes songs with Kelly Rowland (!) singing lead.
16. "They Should plan big for 60. Do something while folks are still around." In response to Reply # 0 Sat Feb-14-15 02:35 PM by 81 DUN
They still can get Stevie, Smokey, Lionel, Diana, Gladys, Debarge. They can make it special if it's done right. I would dig it if they kept it old school. I don't need Usher covering Marvin Gaye or Chris Brown doing a MJ tribute.
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