Motown is 50 Years old

Motown Records, also known as Tamla Motown outside of North America, is a record label originally based in Detroit, Michigan. Founded by Berry Gordy as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, the company was incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in 1960. The name, a portmanteau derived from the words motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit.

Motown played an important role in the racial integration of popular music, as it was the first record label owned by an African American to primarily feature African-American artists who achieved crossover success. In the 1960s, Motown and its soul-based subsidiaries were the most successful proponents of what came to be known as "The Motown Sound", a style of soul music with a distinct pop influence.

Probaly the most famous record label in the world. It has brought us some fantastic groups over the years The Supremes, The Commodores, Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Stevie wonder, and my favorites - The Four Tops and Gladys Knight

I love the old Motown classics, A few of my Favorites..

Nowhere to Run - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

Still - The Commodores

Still Waters - The Four Tops

Hats off to Motown, Gave us some fantastic tunes over the years.

All started in this little house in Detroit