The Beatles had an unmistakable connection to Motown. Outside of being huge fans of the cultural music movement, they were heavily influenced by it in their own music. After all, the band did ...
Everyone knows the heavy-hitting classics, but Motown’s output was so good there are tons of overlooked 70s albums you need to know. Ever wondered about the amazing albums you’ve never heard ...
Berry Gordy’s record label used the ‘sound of young America’ to bring people together Teresa Nowakowski Daily Correspondent Berry Gordy plays the piano with Motown stars including Stevie ...
The young singer who recorded ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’ went on, with Norman Whitfield, to co-write many of the most indelible songs in Motown history. If Barrett Strong was “only ...
And with gold records by the Supremes, the Temptations and the Jackson 5, this former Motown recording studio became a hit-making machine from 1959 to 1972. The interior has been left much the ...
The following year, it merged into Motown Record Corporation. For Gordy, starting his own label was the product of a longtime love of music. When he returned from Army service in 1953, he opened a ...
In the 1960s, Motown founder Berry Gordy reached out to Martin Luther King Jr. to see if the record label could help the civil rights leader in his cause for equality. “I saw Motown much like ...
DETROIT — To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Temptations' 1964 hit "My Girl," Motown Museum guests recently crowded into the small studio where the track was first recorded and listened to ...