On January 12, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. started Tamla Records with the help of an $800 loan from his family, starting a journey ...

Lowell — Fifth-grader Nate Feasal tapped on the door of Juanita Hunt’s apartment, and Hunt peeked out to find him with a bag of treats and goodies meant just for her. “It’s pretty amazing those kids ...

It is easy to forget, all these years later, the modest origins of Gordy’s label. Soul music had been around for a long time prior to Motown’s involvement in the scene. Developing from the worlds of ...

Plenty, although curiously, many of the best songs are toward the end. There are lots of gentler, “Snooze”-ish grooves and softly strummed electric guitars; the lyrics are largely about ...

Not much has changed in Motown Records' Studio A. It's still packed with instruments, from a grand piano to a drum set. Music stands are scattered around, headphones hang from the back wall ...

He forges relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking performance that reverberates worldwide. However, all that talent, work ...

Fans can get a glimpse of what it took to make the Motown hit we know today with special interactive tour. Wayne Osmond, Osmond Brothers singer and guitarist, dies at 73 Social Security will have ...

As such, the music scenes of cities like Detroit represented an incredible untapped market that Gordy sought to capitalise on. Until the arrival of Motown, the majority of soul singers in America had ...

It’s December. That means it’s officially illegal to not play Christmas songs from morning until night. Whether it’s Mariah Carey, Wham!, or Wizzard, we’ve all got our favourites ...

offers "A Merrier Motown Christmas," featuring "favorite holiday songs in fresh arrangements inspired by your favorite Motown artists," according to a news release, 7 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and Dec ...

The Star & Garter pub in Manchester, England. The iconic music venue recently escaped the wrecking ball.Credit...Tom Jamieson for The New York Times Supported by By Helen Barrett Glass towers ...