Motown honors its best musicians at awards show
The Oakland Press
April 24th, 2004DETROIT - The White Stripes, Bob Seger and The Romantics were among the top winners at he 2004 Detroit Music Awards, presented Friday night at the State Theatre in downtown Detroit.
The White Stripes won two awards, outstanding national major label album for "Elephant" and outstanding national single for "Seven Nation Army." Both titles won Grammy Awards earlier this year.
New Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Bob Seger's "Greatest Hits 2" took home outstanding anthology/-compilation/reissue honors, while the Romantics' "61/49," the group's first full-length effort in 17 years, was named outstanding national small/independent label album.
The night's biggest winner was singer-songwriter Liz Larin, who won a combined five Detroit Music Awards from the rock/pop and folk/acoustic fields.
Local jazz trumpet legend Marcus Belgrave won three Detroit Music Awards, while nine acts took home two awards each - Sista Otis & The Wholly Rollers, the Tangerine Trousers, Thornetta Davis, The Forbes Brothers, Amy Heard, Chris Codish of The Brothers
Groove, The Detroit Women in R&B, Brett Lucas and record producer Roscoe (a k a Brian White).
The Birmingham Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra also tied for Outstanding Community Orchestra.
Friday's show marked the 12th annual ceremony for the Detroit Music Awards, which started in 1992 as the Motor City Music Awards. Trophies were presented in 61 catagories.
Distinguished Achievement awards were also presented to electronic pioneer Juan Atkins and the blues duo The Butler Twins, while Special Achievement awards went to WDET-FM and the Detroit Historical Museum's exhibit, "Techno: Detroit's Gift to the World." |
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