Some 60-plus years later, Motown stands as a piece of living history — a flashpoint where African-American recording artists would find mainstream success. These include names like Marvin Gaye ...

The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they ...

Alongside artists such as Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, and Smokey Robinson, Gaye was the face of Motown Records ... that it took convincing for him to record pop music. Gaye even married Gordy's ...

NBC has announced 'A Motown Christmas' special, to be hosted on December 11th by Smokey Robinson and Halle Bailey.

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 ...

After 75 years, United Record Pressing in Nashville has rebounded with the resurgence of old-school vinyl records.

(CBS DETROIT) - On Jan. 12, 1959, Motown Records was founded ... by the Miracles Top ten hits: The record label had 110 top ten hits from 1961b to 1971 from artists including Stevie Wonder ...

"Our Motown family has lost a beloved brother ... "I never felt comfortable with myself as a recording artist," the father of six told Billboard magazine. "I had to work to support my family.

The special will showcase iconic Motown legends performing holiday favorites and Hitsville U.S.A. classics alongside the ...

Did you want to talk about The Miracles Rebirth?,” said Claudette Robinson (The Miracles), during our interview.

They’re musicians, actors, comedians, entrepreneurs, political figures and more, all drawn to Motown’s original recording studio ... a custom for touring artists when in Detroit.

More:Motown Museum photos reveal celebrity pilgrimages to revered Detroit attraction Terry told the NBA teenager how Gordy had started his record company ... producers and artists battling for ...