actor and activist When Motown was born, as Robinson tells it, songs produced by African-American artists automatically were categorized as R&B, while a similar sound coming from a white artist ...

The White Stripes are among 14 nominees as the rock hall gears up for its fall ceremony. Others include Black Crowes, Oasis, ...

a white plantation owner in 19th-century Georgia, who fathered a child with a woman he enslaved. That child, born around 1854, was named Berry Gordy, the grandfather of Motown music legend Berry ...

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 ...