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The Motown piano is an 1877 Steinway & Sons Model D grand piano, used by many musicians including the Funk Brothers studio band, at the Hitsville U.S.A. Studio B from 1967 to 1972. On July 24 2011 Paul McCartney was in Detroit for a performance at Comerica Park, as part of his On the Run Tour; he visited the Motown Museum for a private guided ...
A hearse sits parked outside during the public viewing for the late Four Tops singer Duke Fakir at the Motown Museum in Detroit on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Tops member Lawrence Payton Jr. — son ...
Duke Fakir, left, with Motown Museum CEO and chairwoman Robin Terry at Detroit's Fox Theatre on June 21, 2022. Provided by the Motown Museum
It previewed the wedding with several stories and, remarkably, produced a 45 r.p.m. record of Motown star Marvin Gaye singing the praises of Free Press coverage of the teen scene. On the B-side ...
Berry Gordy III (born November 28, 1929), known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr., [ 5] is an American retired record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record label and its subsidiaries, which was the highest-earning African-American business for decades.
Esther Gordy Edwards (née Gordy; April 25, 1920 – August 24, 2011) [1] was a staff member and associate of her younger brother Berry Gordy 's Motown label during the 1960s. [2] Edwards created the Motown Museum, Hitsville U.S.A., by preserving the label's Detroit studio. She also served as president of the Motown Museum and has been called ...
Motown classics get paired with modern music in interactive Detroit RiverWalk exhibit. Gannett. Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press. May 20, 2024 at 10:05 PM. Motown's songs haven't just endured as ...
Motown is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, [ 2][ 3] and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. [ 4] Its name, a portmanteau of motor and town, has become a nickname for Detroit, where the label was originally headquartered ...