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“One of the most amazing, moving events that I\u2019ve ever attended… One could not help but note the real diversity of the crowd \u2013 an assemblage of business and civic leaders, artists, singers, kids, suburbanites, everyday Detroiters and Motown stars. It was one of those rare times in Detroit \u2013 the real Detroit, not the \u201cthis is how we see Detroit\u201d Detroit, not the \u201cnew Detroit, devoid of Detroiters\u201d Detroit, not the \u201cit was really diverse with 10% Black people\u201d Detroit. This was Detroit in all of its \u201cBlack people and Other People of Color and Cool White Folks\u201d Detroit glory,… I daresay that this may be a nodal point in Detroit events, a kind of before and after against which other events will be compared.”
– Marsha Music,Detroit luminary<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In addition to screenings of “The D,” we sang sing-alongs to my greatest hits, including “September,” “Boogie Wonderland,” “I’ll Be There for You” (the Friends theme), “Neutron Dance,” and “What Have I Done to Deserve This?,\u201d paid a Motown tribute to Funk Brother Paul Riser, watched performances by Mosaic Youth Theater of Detroit, and pigged out on Boogaloo Wonderland sandwiches, a Detroit staple partially named for my hit “Boogie Wonderland”. My guests also made history by collaborating on a companion art piece to “The D”, the 50 foot long “I Am The D” paper plate portrait wall, the largest installation of its kind ever undertaken in real time at an international museum.<\/p>\n

To learn more about “The D”, go here<\/a>.
To see and hear “The D” on YouTube go here<\/a>:
iTunes, Google Play, Apple Music, Amazon Music, go here:<\/a><\/p><\/span>\n\n\n\n

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“One of the most amazing, moving events that I\u2019ve ever attended… One could not help but note the real diversity of the crowd \u2013 an assemblage of business and civic leaders, artists, singers, kids, suburbanites, everyday Detroiters and Motown stars. It was one of those rare times in Detroit \u2013 the real Detroit, not the …<\/p>\n

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