Launched in 1959 by Berry Gordy Jr., Motown has become one of American music’s most storied labels. The label has been behind the careers of some of music’s biggest icons, including Diana Ross, Stevie ...
As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive ...
The Miracles “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me” Remarkably, one of the Miracles’ biggest hits began life as a single B-side. In November 1962, “Happy Landing,” a nondescript up-tempo number featuring a ...
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Motown Records, Founded on This Day in 1959, Broke Racial Barriers in Pop Music With Its Beloved Hits
On January 12, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. started Tamla Records with the help of an $800 loan from his family, starting a journey ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Lamont Dozier, the middle name of the celebrated Holland-Dozier-Holland team that wrote and produced “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “Heat Wave” and dozens of other hits and helped make Motown ...
Lamont Dozier, who helped write and produce songs “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “Heat Wave” and dozens of other hits and helped make Motown an essential record company of the 1960s and beyond, died Monday ...
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