Motown Records was born in 1959 from a simple but bold decision by songwriter Berry Gordy — and it changed American music ...

Motown Records founder Berry Gordy has hailed the late Rev. Jesse Jackson as "a dear friend" who helped build important bonds more than six decades ago in Detroit. In a statement provided to the ...

DETROIT (AP) — Chrysler recruited hometown star Eminem for a memorable 2011 Super Bowl ad that introduced the tagline “Imported From Detroit.” The automaker is going back to that well with an ad ...

Legendary record producer and songwriter Berry Gordy was in London yesterday evening to launch the UK premiere of the Broadway musical Motown The Musical. The 85-year-old explained how he had set up ...

DETROIT (AP) — Chrysler is joining forces with Motown Records founder Berry Gordy for a new ad campaign that promotes a new Motown-themed sedan as well as an upcoming Broadway musical based on Gordy’s ...

From directors Benjamin and Gabe Turner, the doc features rare performances and behind-the-scenes footage unearthed from Motown’s vaults and Gordy’s personal archives. “Motown is critical not only to ...

*”Motown the Musical” is coming back to Broadway, and as Huff Post notes, the show first began performances in March 2013 at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre and closed this January after over 700 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DETROIT (AP) — The Motown mogul who launched ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 25: Berry Gordy speaks onstage during the Pre-GRAMMY Gala and GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons ...