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CANTON \u2212 Singer Roslyn Pratt said the melodies and messages of Motown music are worth celebrating and sharing with all generations.<\/p>\n
That’s why she’s headlining a Motown tribute concert<\/a> on Aug. 29 at the Cultural Center for the Arts<\/a> Main Stage Theater in downtown Canton. For tickets and more information, go to https:\/\/roslynpresents.com.<\/a><\/p>\n “I want them walking away feeling they clearly felt the nostalgia of the moment,” Pratt<\/a> said. “It’s just the truth of the past.”<\/p>\n The concert also features Joy Ellis, Nate Lewis, Desirae Johnson and Linda Dorsey, as well as saxophonist Michael Austin. Robert Johnson<\/a> of The Robert Johnson Effect is music director.<\/p>\n “I think it’s important that we push our young people forward and spotlight them,” Pratt said of the other singers in the show. “They come from a singing family; their families are just top-of-the-line musicians, and I just have the greatest respect for their gifts.”<\/p>\n Motown is Pratt’s musical first love.<\/p>\n “I’ve been singing professionally for close to 50 years, but I’ve never done this,” she said. “It reflects my history from a child growing up. Motown was big during those times.”<\/p>\n Berry Gordy founded the Motown record labe<\/a>l, which became a dominant presence in the music industry. Legendary Motown artists include The Supremes<\/a>, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder<\/a>, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Gladys Knight & The Pips<\/a>, and The Temptations<\/a>.<\/p>\n