Motown singers

When career opportunities for black women began to increase on television and in the movies during the 1960s, beautiful singer/actress Barbara McNair, all but forgotten today, was one of the fastest rising young African-American talents. After getting a break appearing on Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts in the 1950s and working her way up through the show biz ranks, in 1962 McNair took over from Diahann Carroll, the original lead, in Richard Rodgers’ Broadway musical No Strings—an interracial…

Ever since I watched the Mad Men drama series and more recently the Velvet Colección series, I have been interested in men's '60s fashion. You too must be fascinated, because it is one of the most asked about decades in menswear history. The 1960s had many fashion trends throughout the decade, starting with conservative carry

Photos + Audio: A look back at the legendary artists brought together by Motown Records founder Berry Gordy

ESSENCE honors the Black entertainers, trailblazers, and notable figures who transitioned in 2023, leaving behind a legacy of greatness

From the archives of Motown and EMI Records comes an exhibition of rare and unseen photographs at the Proud Galleries in London & here are just a selection.

Singer. Born Jack Leroy Wilson Jr. in Detroit, Michigan, he was the only child of Jack and Eliza Wilson from Columbus, Mississippi. He grew up in Highland Park, Michigan. He started singing at the age of 6. At age 12, he joined the Ever Ready Gospel Singers. They became very popular in Detroit's black churches. Truancy...

Janis Hunter was a mother of two in her early 20s when her longtime lover, father of her children and one of the world’s most lusted-after soul singers, Marvin Gaye, suggested an amorous liaison wi…

Star, whose hits included What Becomes of the Brokenhearted and Hold on to My Love, dies in Las Vegas hospital

The Temptations have undergone various member changes since the 1960s, but they're primarily known for their 'Classic Five' lineup. Here, we highlight the group members from this lineup.

28K views · 8.8K likes | MissMissyPhillly🎼🎹🎸 on Instagram: "Marvin Gaye (Singer, songwriter) was born on April 2nd 1939. What’s Going On is the eleventh studio album by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. It was released on May 21, 1971, by the Motown Records subsidiary label Tamla. Recorded between 1970 and 1971 in sessions at Hitsville U.S.A., Golden World, United Sound Studios in Detroit, and at The Sound Factory in West Hollywood, California, it was Gaye’s first album to credit him as…