The former auto worker, who founded Motown Records in 1959 with a loan and a prayer, has decided to step down from the company that transformed American culture Berry Gordy, who founded Motown Records ...

DETROIT (AP) — The historic section of Detroit where Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. built his music empire six decades ago is now looking better than ever. Motown legend — and Gordy’s best ...

Detroit, MI (CBS Detroit) - In this, our second installment of the celebration of Motown, Lisa Germani sits down with Beth Griffith-Manley, daughter of legendary Funk Brother Johnny Griffith. As a ...

DETROIT — The historic section of Detroit where Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. built his music empire six decades ago is now looking better than ever. Motown legend — and Gordy's best friend — ...

DETROIT (AP) — The Motown Museum has scheduled a ceremonial groundbreaking to expand the Detroit building where Berry Gordy Jr. built his music empire. The event is set for Sunday morning during a ...

The HAL Awards were launched in 1990 by Janie Bradford, songwriter and former secretary for Motown Records. Living legends from Detriot’s highly influential Motown Records will reunite in Los Angeles ...

The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 1: 1959-1961 (Hip-O Select) If the keepers of Motown’s legacy understand anything these days, it’s how to flog the back catalog. The hits Motown released in the 60s ...

Casual Motown fans look away. This is not for you. Tune to WOMC instead; they’ll play “Baby Love” in five minutes. In fact, Hip-O Select deserves its own wing in the Detroit Historical Museum for the ...

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