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.

Did you know one of Motown’s most iconic songs almost didn’t exist? “Ooo Baby Baby,” the beloved hit by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, started as a spontaneous onstage improvisation — and ended up on ...

It's been exactly 61 years since The Temptations released their soulful sophomore album. On March 22, 1965, the legendary Motown group dropped The Temptations Sing Smokey, their second studio album, ...

Each of the top acts at Motown possessed some special flavor that set it apart from the other artists on the label. In the case of The Four Tops, they boasted a lead singer in Levi Stubbs, whose ...

Pete Townshend has forever been known as one of the greatest rock and roll songwriters ever, but he always had a healthy ...

In the 1960s, rock and Motown music had a lot of successful solo artists, like Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, and others. But there were also numerous groups that became popular in the 1960s as well.

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The best songs are the ones that leave a lasting impact for years to come. In the case of "My Girl" by The Temptations, the Motown classic remains a musical fixture more than 60 years after it debuted ...

The advent of folk rock, Bob Dylan performing on an electric guitar, American bands emerging as “the answer to the British invasion” and performers of Motown making it in mainstream music. What do all ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's been exactly 61 years since The Temptations released their soulful sophomore album. On March 22, 1965, the legendary Motown ...