They didn't "record" on a Motown label as such, but some of their UK recordings were licensed for release in the USA by the Motown group's new "white rock" label, Rare Earth Records, in 1969.
Rare Earth (the group) started recording with Motown's Rock division aptly named Rare Earth Records. The first title was 'An Introduction to Rare Earth Artists" on label numbers RS505-509. Love Sculpture, Pretty Things, Rare Earth, Rustix, and the Messengers. This label started in Aug 1969. The label was owned by Motown and distributed by Motown.
The record label that Boyz II Men was under in 1994 was Motown. They were with Motown from 1989 to 1999.
No, Berry Gordy Jr. did not sing. He's a record executive, songwriter, record producer, film producer, television producer, and also the founder of the Motown record label.
Now That's What I Call Motown was created on 2009-01-13.
Technically it's still going on, as Motown still exists as a record label within the Universal Music group; but most people consider the "Motown era" to be either from 1959 to 1972 - when the company was based in Detroit before moving to Los Angeles - or from 1959 to 1988, when the company was sold to RCA and ceased to be an independent label.
Rare Earth (the group) started recording with Motown's Rock division aptly named Rare Earth Records. The first title was 'An Introduction to Rare Earth Artists" on label numbers RS505-509. Love Sculpture, Pretty Things, Rare Earth, Rustix, and the Messengers. This label started in Aug 1969. The label was owned by Motown and distributed by Motown.
Motown was the record label for Diana Ross and the Supremes.
The record label that Boyz II Men was under in 1994 was Motown. They were with Motown from 1989 to 1999.
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Motown
Motown only had 2 labels in 1960 - UK recordings were distributed by London in 1960Tamla label started 1/1959Motown label started 10/1959
The ambiguous answer is - The first record on the Motown record label is "BAD GIRL" recorded by The Miracles on label number G-1 in September 1959. Though the MOTOWN label itself was the 2d label under Motown Records. The first original label was TAMLA and was 9 months before the MOTOWN label was launched. And the first recording was 'COME TO ME' by MARV JOHNSON and written by Marv Johnson in Jan 1959 on Tamla 101. The background vocal accompanied by Rayber Voices (RAYnoma and BERry Gordy). The b-side was Whisper. This title was released from the 1719 Gladstone Street address, and also released for national distribution by United Artists (UA 160).
R. Dean Taylor was a white guy who recorded 'Indiana Wants Me' and 'Gotta See Jane' on the Motown Label. Tommy Good recorded for the Gordy label before R Dean Taylor even joined Motown as a songwriter with Holland Dozier Holland.
Motown Records.
Motown "a record label originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on April 14, 1960."courtesy of wikipedia
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Two of the biggest ones were Tamla/Motown out of Detroit and Stax/Volt out of Memphis. http://popularmusichistory.com/