Fifty years ago, Berry Gordy, a songwriter for local Detroit acts like The Matadors and Jackie Wilson, borrowed $800 from his family and founded two record labels that became incorporated a year later as Motown Record Corporation. Read More
I found a nice video of Art Garfunkel performing "All I Know" on Saturday Night Live , but it's on a Chinese website and I can't figure out how to embed it. Read More
Norman Whitfield was one of the architects of the Motown sound, from its early peak as a national label through its waning days ... Read the full Norman Whitfield bio.