On January 12, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. started Tamla Records with the help of an $800 loan from his family, starting a journey that would forever change the music industry. The following year, it merged ...
When you hail from the Motor City with a grandmother who sang the blues, and a cousin who was one of the original Motown Temptations, music just kind of rests in your spirit and organically becomes ...
With the massive success of Detroit, New York, Memphis, and Philadelphia labels, R&B was a favorite among the young generation. Motown and other labels changed the way African-American ...