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 ...

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 ...

But perhaps the most surprising relation in Mr. Carter’s extended family tree is Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown — the Detroit musical empire that blossomed in the 1960s and ’70s with ...

As 2025 approaches, rural demand remains the industry's brightest hope, while other segments grapple with challenges. Whether this lifeline will sustain growth across the sector remains to be seen ...

It’s difficult to imagine how the music industry would look today had Berry Gordy not founded Motown in 1959. As one of the most influential record labels in history, Motown helped to springboard the ...

Crafting a hit single is by no means an easy task, yet Berry Gordy Jr seemed to have the secret recipe. From the very early days of his label, Motown Records, Gordy oversaw the release of some truly ...

Smokey Robinson and Ronald White wrote and produced the classic Motown melody "My Girl." It went on to become the group’s first No.1 single. It’s now part of the National Recording Registry.

A LOT of things change among friends as they turn older. Besides the frequency of seeing one another becoming less often and the time you would pack-up and end these rare meetups becoming earlier ...

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 ...

Defining ‘The Sound Of Young America’ in the 60s, Motown dominated the decade with some of the most life-affirming music of all time. Motown was founded in 1959 as Tamla Records, and it ...

Motown Studio A, dubbed the “snake pit.” Most of the company’s hits were made in this small space from 1959 to 1972. The wood floor was sometimes used as an instrument of sorts when singers would ...