AP PhotoIn this Jan. 20, 2006 photo, a gold record of Diana Ross' "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is shown at the Motown Museum gallery in Detroit. On Jan. 12, 1959, Elvis Presley was in the Army ...

In the late ’50s Gordy frequented Detroit ... Universal Records and today is known as Universal Motown. Among the company’s recording artists are Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu and Stevie Wonder.

When Gordy started Motown in January 1959, Powell was already operating a modeling and finishing school in Detroit. In 1964, Powell was tapped to assist in artist development, coaching singers ...

That's timely for the nonprofit museum, which has undertaken a $50-million ... several called "a Motown bonding experience." Habtemariam wrapped up by reminding the gathered artists about the ...

Tamla’s artists included the Miracles, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. Motown Records’ roster featured ... Combined, the three labels scored more than 50 No. 1 singles on the Hot 100 ...

On Jan. 12, 1959, Elvis Presley was in the Army.? The Beatles were a little-known group called The Quarrymen casting about for gigs in Liverpool. The nascent rock 'n' roll world was a few weeks ...

Currently, with Nelly, Lloyd, and other artists, Motown looks forward to the next 50 years. Berry Gordy and the early Motown artists worked hard to develop a sense of dignity and class for black ...

While certain African-American artists had found a wider ... hope they'll find some new version of Motown -- maybe in clean energy or something -- and 50 years from now somebody will be ...

On Jan. 12, 1959, Elvis Presley was in the Army. The Beatles were a little-known group called The Quarrymen casting about for gigs in Liverpool. The nascent rock 'n' roll world was a few weeks ...

Motown may be 50 years old, but it isn't any less relevant ... who was not a Motown artist but rose alongside it in the 1960s. "Then, you know if you ... put on a Motown record, you were going ...