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The piano great tuned in to the hits of his day and played hard bop to a rock backbeat, crossing into the mainstream, selling millions, and making him one of the most sampled musicians of all time

CHICAGO — The total number of theater shows on offer in Chicago has not returned to pre-pandemic levels. But the lists of coming attractions still contain some appealing offerings of all stripes. Here’s a selection of 10 shows, all with Chicago origins and involving Chicago artists, that look to have…

First female singer signed to Motown whose later hit for Stax, Your Good Thing, became a classic of deep soul

Singer went on the road with Ray Charles, and shared bills with Billie Holiday

Mable John was the first female solo artist signed to Tamla Records, which later became Motown. She has sadly died aged 91

He said: "There will never be another Lamont Dozier. His songs for Motown changed our world forever, they changed our lives for the better."

The hugely influential Motown songwriter and one third of Holland-Dozier-Holland, who has died aged 81, wrote for the likes of Diana Ross, the Four Tops and Chairmen of the Board

DETROIT — Even as a child, Lamont Dozier was drawn to words and how those words connected to music.

From 1963 to 1967, Dozier and brothers Brian and Eddie Holland crafted more than 25 top 10 songs.

As one third of a legendary songwriting and production partnership, Dozier produced a slew of indelible hits that expressed the joy and frustration of a whole generation

Member of the trio who wrote and produced songs that built the Motown legend and helped define popular music in the 1960s