Monday, July 27, 2009

Motown Records

Berry Gordy Jr. founded Motown Records in the late 1950s. He named his company after "Motown," the sound sensation centered around Detroit area bands, singers and songwriters. The record company would introduce the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, and Marvin Gaye during the 1960s. Its first million-selling song was "Shop Around" recorded by the Miracles in 1961.
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