History of Motown Record Label: Berry Gordy and Rhythm and Blues Music
Berry Gordy Junior was born in Detroit in November 28, 1929. He was the next to the youngest child of Berry Gordy Senior and his … Read more
Berry Gordy Junior was born in Detroit in November 28, 1929. He was the next to the youngest child of Berry Gordy Senior and his … Read more
Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. was born in Washington, D.C. in 1939. He started singing at the age of five in his father’s Apostolic church. In … Read more
Top 20 Temptations Hits America’s all-time favorite soul group got their start in 1960. In 1961, they recorded for the Miracle label under the name … Read more
Motown Records has been, admittedly, one of the largest and most successful independent record labels in the history of music. Founded by Berry Gordy Jr., … Read more
I remember Marvin Gaye well. I was a teenager when he made his huge comeback hit, “Sexual Healing”. I even remember his song being ranked … Read more
The Temptations were Motown’s flagship group of its classic period. Through countless lineup changes and deaths, the band soldiers on to the present day some … Read more