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🌱 Patch AM: Detroit remembers Motown pioneer Rosalind Ashford’s life and legacy

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  • Detroit remembers Motown pioneer Rosalind Ashford's life and legacy

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📰 News we're reading

• Rosalind Ashford, original Martha and the Vandellas singer, dies at 83 (latimes.com subscription) — A Motown original with deep Detroit roots, Rosalind Ashford has died at 83 after a life that helped define the city's classic soul sound. Raised and trained in Detroit schools and the local YMCA scene, she rose from Wilbur Wright High and a Detroit girl group to global fame with Martha and the Vandellas, leaving a legacy locals still hear everywhere.
   

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