The company was founded and owned by Berry Gordy Jr. The day-to-day running was done by Gordy himself in the early days, but as Motown grew he delegated key tasks to a number of heads of departments; for instance, Barney Ales ran sales, Mickey Stevenson was in charge of A&R, Maxine Powell ran Artist Development, Suzanne De Passe later ran the film and TV department, and a lot of Gordy's brothers and sisters had various administrative roles in the company.
why they call it motown
There are no perfect rhymes for the word Motown.
Motown is Detroit city's nickname. Motor City
Eric and The VIKINGS On Motown And GORDY Records
Universal Motown Records ended in 2011.
why they call it motown
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.
A Motown Christmas was created in 1973.
Motown Gold was created in 1966.
Motown High was created in 2007.
Motown Junk was created in 1990.
Motown Software ended in 1996.
Motown Software was created in 1994.