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Mar 30, 2021 · Motown, Motown Records, Smokey Robinson, The Supremes. We count down Motown's 100 greatest songs, from 1960s pop smashes to 1970s protest classics.
Motown. Ashford & Simpson. 1960s. Motown. The duo worked at Motown as songwriters and producers primarily, but Valerie Simpson recorded albums with the label and the duo recorded albums as an act at other labels. Cholly Atkins. 1960s. Motown. Choreographer.
Motown is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960.
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May 13, 1971 · May 13, 1971. Motown boss Berry Gordy in his office, circa 1970. RB/Redferns/Getty Images. A s surely as Atlantic was the greatest independent record company of the Fifties, Motown was the ...
Jan 5, 2024 · Ian McCann. Photos: John Rodgers/Redferns. Motown was founded in 1959 as Tamla Records, and it acquired the name Motown in April 1960 – the ideal time to launch a record company built on black ...
The Motown story took a new direction when the company quit Detroit for Los Angeles in 1972. Its newest superstars, the Jackson 5 , may have been raised in Gary, Indiana, but it was in California that Motown recorded the brothers’ extraordinary run of No. 1 hits, beginning with “I Want You Back.”
The discography for American rhythm and blues record label Motown, as well as its subsidiaries and imprints, is divided into: Motown albums discography; Motown singles discography; Motown subsidiary labels. The label was purchased by Universal Music and is now branded as Universal Motown. Major divisions. Gordy Records; Motown Records; Tamla ...
