The former auto worker, who founded Motown Records in 1959 with a loan and a prayer, has decided to step down from the company that transformed American culture Berry Gordy, who founded Motown Records ...

Berry Gordy is touted for launching the careers of such hit makers as Diana Ross and The Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, and countless other music greats. In ...

"Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration," which airs April 21 on CBS, pays respect to a history-making, game-changing record company. But, for the record, Motown was 14 years old before the label received… ...

Throughout 2009 Motown Records is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a series of special events and performances that kicked off on Jan. 12. Motown’s extraordinary accomplishments include an ...

Detroit, MI (CBS Detroit) - In this, our second installment of the celebration of Motown, Lisa Germani sits down with Beth Griffith-Manley, daughter of legendary Funk Brother Johnny Griffith. As a ...

Motown the Musical is the real story of the one-of-a-kind sound that hit the airwaves in 1959 and changed our culture forever. This exhilarating show charts Motown founder Berry Gordy’s incredible ...

“I didn’t want to be a big record mogul and all that stuff. I just wanted to write songs and make people laugh.”-Berry Gordy When Berry Gordy launched a small independent record label in 1959 in a two ...

DETROIT, MI - How sweet it is to be retired. Berry Gordy has finally made it official. According to the Free Press, the 89-year old, who lives in Los Angeles, announced his retirement at a Motown 60th ...

Some of classic R&B's biggest acts were on the Broadway red carpet Sunday for the opening night premiere of "Motown: The Musical." The new show captures the heyday of the legendary Detroit recorded ...

The HAL Awards were launched in 1990 by Janie Bradford, songwriter and former secretary for Motown Records. Living legends from Detriot’s highly influential Motown Records will reunite in Los Angeles ...