motown

It's called "Hitsville USA": the little house on West Grand Boulevard in Detroit that Berry Gordy, Jr. bought as a home for the fledgling record company…

DETROIT (AP) - Prominent Motown studio musician and Funk Brothers member Bob Babbitt has died. He was 74.Motown Museum chief curator Lina Stephens says…

Don Cornelius, the smooth talking creator of the popular dance television show Soul Train, died today at the age of 75.From the Los Angeles Times:Soul…

"Please Mister Postman" by The Marvelettes hit number one on Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 the week of December 11th, 1961. The group was formed by five…

Calling all opera singers: Aretha Franklin wants to hear from you.The Queen of Soul says she wants to find the next Jessye Norman or Barbara…

Esther Gordy Edwards gave her brother, Berry Gordy Jr., an $800 loan to start Motown Records back in 1959. She went on to become an integral part of her…

Update 2:49 p.m.Michigan Radio's Sarah Hulett spoke with Motown Museum CEO Audley Smith.Smith said Edwards was instrumental in starting Motown. From…

A remake of the seventies Motown-inspired movie Sparkle will be filmed in metro Detroit and employ 266 people. The state approved a three-million-dollar…

In 1971, Motown founder Berry Gordy created MoWest, a California label that would last only two years before being dismantled. A new anthology documents this odd and little-known chapter in Motown's history.

The Motown sound will take center stage at the White House tonight.More than 100 students will be at the special musical event, including several from the…