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Motown: The Musical is a jukebox musical that premiered on Broadway in April 2013. The musical is based on Berry Gordy's autobiography To Be Loved: The Music, the Magic, the Memories of Motown (1994), [1] and on the history of his founding and running of the Motown record label, and his personal and professional relationships with Motown artists such as Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye ...
Gordy sold his interests in Motown Records to MCA and Boston Ventures on June 28, 1988, for $61 million (equivalent to $135,610,000 in 2023). He later sold most of his interests in Jobete publishing to EMI Publishing. Gordy wrote or co-wrote 240 of the approximately 15,000 songs in Motown's Jobete music catalogue.
Motown is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group.Founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, [2] [3] it was incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. [4]
Kennedy William Gordy [1] (born March 15, 1964), [2] known professionally as Rockwell, is an American singer, and actor. He is best known for his hit 1984 single "Somebody's Watching Me", which features Michael Jackson on chorus vocals. [3] Gordy is the son of Motown founder Berry Gordy.
The upcoming Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” is embracing the Motown sound — announcing key castings including Larenz Tate as Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and Kat Graham as the ...
Motown Michael Jackson: 1970s Motown The Jackson 5: 1970s Motown Jada: 21st century Motown Rick James: 1970s Gordy Mable John: 1960s Tamla Marv Johnson: 1960s Tamla Wade Jones [2] [3] 1959 Rayber Jords: 2020s Motown First British rap act signed to Motown. [4] Jr. Walker & the All Stars: 1960s Soul Keff James: 1970s Rare Earth Kem: 21st century ...
Gordy, Daughtry continued, “was the first person to usher Michael into his solo career. Michael left Motown and entered into his own thing. There’s a scene where I say to him ‘I hope you ...
Forty years ago, Michael Jackson took the stage and made an indelible impact on pop culture with his solo performance on Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, a televised celebration of the famous ...