In the heat of Motown’s pressure cooker, Lamont Dozier hurriedly but masterfully penned this mid-tempo classic under pressure to follow up the Supremes' first hit.
Girl groups had a profound influence on ... It was the Marvelettes, however, that brought Motown to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time. "Please Mr. Postman", which was released ...
Stevie Wonder has the most songs in the Top 100. Stevie Wonder says of being No.1: "Motown is one of the all time great labels, and I’ve been associated with it all my life. Many of the artists ...
Two legendary Motown groups are coming to Central New York for a joint concert. The Temptations & The Four Tops will perform ...
Berry Gordy Jr. started Tamla Records with the help of an $800 loan from his family, starting a journey that would forever ...
Despite this overwhelming success, however, it took a full 14 years for the Grammys to nominate a single Motown artist for ...
Motown Records turned 66 on January 12. The nursery for soul giants like Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The ...
Motown Records released a countless array of timeless hits during its heyday, but The Miracles' 'Shop Around' was the first track to sell one million copies.
who was the lead in the pioneering Motown group, the Miracles. He was once the label’s vice president. “When Motown was started, she wasn’t even born,” he continued. “And here she knows ...
Radio 2 is celebrating 60 years of Motown - one of the world's most successful record labels. Bringing artists such as Diana Ross, The Jacksons, Stevie Wonder and Lionel Richie to the mainstream ...
By 1971, it had put out 110 Billboard Top 10 hits. The integration of Motown’s acts into the upper echelons of the pop charts had a ripple effect, leading groups like the Supremes to be invited ...