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Motown Records is one of the most celebrated labels in music history. In 1959, an aspiring songwriter and record producer named Berry Gordy Jr. borrowed $800 to start his own record label in Detroit.

The whole point of Motown was to get listeners to sing and to dance. Hooks and rhythms and earworms are the DNA of Detroit’s iconic record label. When Motown moved its operations from Detroit to Los ...

The “Motown sound” redefined soul music with pop hooks, orchestral sophistication, a legendary house band, gospel vocals, and an ever-present tambourine. All of it on top of a danceable rhythm ...

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(ThyBlackMan.com) Eddie Kendricks was more than just the falsetto voice behind some of The Temptations’ most iconic hits—he was a visionary artist whose solo career showcased remarkable range, ...

Do Elemental’s budget Motown reissues deliver? A clear-eyed review of Four Tops and Supremes albums from the late ’60s and early ’70s. Elemental Music’s affordable reissue series brings classic Motown ...

“Ain’t Too Proud — The Life and Times of the Temptations” tells the story of the Motown group's rise to fame when doors were opening for Black artists in the 1960s. The Broadway hit documents their ...

Nick Ashford, who with Valerie Simpson, his songwriting partner and later wife, wrote some of Motown's biggest hits, like "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing," died ...

Even though Charl Brown is too young to have been around during the 1960s and early '70s, the heyday of the hugely successful ...