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The Miracles (known from 1965 to 1972 as Smokey Robinson & the Miracles) is an American rhythm and blues group from Detroit, Michigan, notable as the first successful group act for Berry Gordy's Motown Records. The Miracles went on to become one of Motown's signature acts of the 1960s, during which ... Read More...
Motown 50th boxed set unveiled - Detroit Free Press The march to Motown's 50th anniversary continues to pick up pace. Universal Music will announce details next week for Motown's anniversary showpiece, "Motown: The Complete #1s" -- a 10-disc, 191-song boxed set to be released Dec. 8. The set's ...
Norman Whitfield dies at 67; Motown producer and songwriter won two ... - Los Angeles Times Norman Whitfield, the Grammy-winning songwriter and forward-thinking producer who helped shape the direction of R&B and soul music at Motown Records in the 1960s and '70s, died Tuesday. He was 67. Whitfield, the co-writer of dozens of Motown hits ...
Motown Celebrates The 50th Anniversary Of The Sound That Changed ... - Top40-Charts SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Enterprises) - As an irresistible force of social and cultural change, Berry Gordy's legendary Motown Records made its mark not just on the music industry, but society at large, with a sound that that ...