Collating 40 of the all-time greatest Motown songs into one playlist, we journey through the extensive and diverse history of ...

“Motown did for me what a lot of other music did for me at ... But wait a minute, all of your music—I mean music of white European descent—is founded upon the traditions of African diasporic Black ...

She started her career with Motown Records and became known for ... and songwriter who broke barriers for white artists in the traditionally African-American genre of R&B. Lisa Stansfield is ...

Book excerpt: 'Motown: The Sound of Young America' Written by veteran English music journalist Adam White — tight with Ales thanks to his long tenure at the industry magazine Billboard ...

During the mid-1960s, Motown selected California vocalist Chris Clark as a potential answer to the success of legendary blue-eyed soul star Dusty Springfield.

Motown founder Berry Gordy said ... where he hoped to become the label’s Barry White. “It just wasn’t the right time,” he said. “Music was going in another direction.” ...

majority-white “pop” audience. Indeed, an early analysis of Motown’s success from Fortune magazine credits Gordy’s financial success to his ability to attract talented Black artists and ...

spoke with Motown historian Adam White about what the label's move to L.A. hoped to accomplish, and how it affected both its legacy in Detroit and the artists there who helped build it.

The singer was feeling the same way backstage ... Mel-o-dy wasn’t unusual,” says Adam White, former Billboard editor and Motown historian. “They were trying out different things.” ...

In 1961, Van Dyke signed with Motown Records, making her one of the first white recording artists on the label. Her first two singles, “Oh, Freddy,” written by Smokey Robinson, and “It Hurt ...

In Motown’s historic ... to defy boundaries between Black and white music and rival the Beatles on the airwaves. For the Four Tops, they wrote “Baby I Need Your Loving” and “Reach Out ...