MCA
Mike Curb/Arista Records
I'm pretty sure it was Berry Gordy.
Berry Gordy Jr. sold the Motown record label to MCA in 1988 for $61m according to this NYT article: http://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/29/business/motown-sold-to-mca.html It also mentions that he retained the company's sheet music and film business as part of the transaction.
Tamla Records, the first label in the Motown group, was formed in January 1959. Motown is still going, currently as part of the Universal Music Group, but it ceased to be an independent company in June 1988 when founder Berry Gordy Jr. sold the business to MCA for $61 million.
why they call it motown
There are no perfect rhymes for the word Motown.
Motown is Detroit city's nickname. Motor City
Berry Gordy Jr. sold the Motown record label to MCA in 1988 for $61m according to this NYT article: http://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/29/business/motown-sold-to-mca.html It also mentions that he retained the company's sheet music and film business as part of the transaction.
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes was created in 1988.
Philip Morris acquired Louis Rich in 1988
Philip Morris acquired Oscar Mayer in 1988
Tamla Records, the first label in the Motown group, was formed in January 1959. Motown is still going, currently as part of the Universal Music Group, but it ceased to be an independent company in June 1988 when founder Berry Gordy Jr. sold the business to MCA for $61 million.
why they call it motown
1988
There are no perfect rhymes for the word Motown.
Motown is life
Motown is Detroit city's nickname. Motor City
It's located in Detroit, which is known as The Motor City....Motown is a shortened version.
Berry Gordy created Motown records.