Marvin Gaye recorded his version in 1968 and it went on to become a huge radio and ... was already a Motown veteran. He'd originally signed to the label as an 11-year-old in 1961 and was initially ...

Some 60-plus years later, Motown stands as a piece of living history — a flashpoint where African-American recording artists would find mainstream success. These include names like Marvin Gaye ...

If Motown music was filling up British radio, and Motown artists were trekking ... Super Bowl's post-Janet Jackson "let's only book some old dudes again so that no bras get messed with onstage ...

Plus a live performance by soul singer Scotty D! They will be bringing vinyl Motown, Soul, The Philly Sounds and some Northern Soul to the Old Fire Station. Sounds from The Temptations ...

The suit cotended that MCA, a unit of the Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, did not properly promote Motown's music to radio stations and failed to fill orders for thousands of albums.

Motown initially refused to release Marvin Gaye's version of I Heard It Through The Grapevine as a single Money was Strong's only hit as a vocalist, albeit one that kept him on the radio for more ...

This one was closer to the old Motown template: a danceable medium-tempo and a running bassline supporting Payne’s polished, pleading delivery of an intriguingly ambiguous lyric. The folk-rock ...

The Motown icon, however, said signing the future “Thriller” singer and his brothers was a no brainer, and she did know that Michael was special. “How did I know [they had the ‘it’ factor]?

A Leicestershire musician has been working with a Motown legend after his band was ... Last month The Signatures were the house band for BBC Radio 6 Music's Northern Soul all-nighter, and recorded ...

The group exudes unparalleled energy with their blend of contemporary radio hits and classic Motown music mixing the classiness of young Temptations, the moves of the Jackson 5, and the liveliness ...

Motown, aside from setting some of the greatest hits to be played on the radio waves, was also a catalyst in the Civil Rights movement. It was a Black-owned label that attained crossover success.

(CBS DETROIT) - The Motown Museum revealed new renderings of what to expect inside the highly anticipated expansion project. The nearly 40,000-square-foot project, which will include a cafe and ...