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The Motown Record Company was founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. in 1958 after he had been in the army and owned a record store. In 1958 he produced two records, one by The Miracles and another by Herman Griffin. January 12, 1959 he borrowed $800 dollars and officially started his record label, which grew to be a huge success.
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Which record company was founded by Berry Gordy Jr in Detroit in 1959?
Motown records
Definition of history?
history is the record of past events
Who founded Motown records in 1959?
Berry Gordy, Jr., established Motown Records
What did hieroglyphics record?
History and records
What is the worst record in MLS history?
The worst record in MLS history came in 2001 with the Tampa Bay Mutiny achieving a record of 4-21-2 (14 points).
What company did the Jackson 5 record from?
Motown Records.
Who is berry gordy?
he was the founder of the Detroit record company, Motown records
Who was the founder of the Detroit record company's Motown Records?
Berry Gordy, Jr.
Which record company was founded by Berry Gordy Jr in Detroit in 1959?
Motown records
What became a state during the same month that Motown record label company became a business?
Alaska
When was Motown opened?
The usual answer is January 1959, which is when Berry Gordy formed Tamla Records. Motown Records was formed in August 1959, and the Motown Record Corporation (the group company which operated both those labels, and which most people are thinking of when they say "Motown") was incorporated in April 1960.
What entrepreneur managed the Temptations and the Supremes before founding his company on the recipe from his aunt?
Berry Gordy Jr. The founder of the Motown Record Company in Detroit, Michigan.
Is there a Motown Record company in the UK?
There was a Motown division called Tamla-Motown, that distributed US recordings as well as a number of UK labels under it's umbrella such as Gull. The 1960's Motown started in the UK by using various labels: Stateside, Fontana, London and Oriole before starting it's own Tamla-Motown label.
Who is the biggest record selling Motown artist?
Lineal richie
Where did the Jackson Five record their music?
MoTown
Where does Motown origiate from?
Motown is a derived/contrived word created by Berry Gordy,Jr. Since Detroit was called The Motor City because of the cars that were made there. Berry coined it MOTOWN and thus created a name for his record company. Though other names were experimented, this is the one that 'stuck'.
What record label was Boyz II Men under in 1994?
The record label that Boyz II Men was under in 1994 was Motown. They were with Motown from 1989 to 1999.
