And time. Motown may be 50 years old, but it isn't any less relevant with current hitmakers — from Taylor Swift to Coldplay — citing the label's signature "sound" as an influence. Would there ...

That was how it was in 1965 - on a TV programme called Ready Steady Go when they recorded a programme dedicated to this new music coming from Detroit - entitled the Sound of Motown. Vicki Wickham ...

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 ...

The following year, it merged into Motown Record Corporation. For Gordy, starting his own label was the product of a longtime love of music. When he returned from Army service in 1953, he opened a ...