Music
Motown Record Co.
Sept. 21, 1991
It’s been a long time since Motown Records could call itself “Hitsville U.S.A.”
Feb. 10, 1988
Music: The move is seen as an embarrassment for parent PolyGram, which is struggling to boost the label’s flagging fortunes.
Aug. 8, 1997
Sports
Smokey Robinson’s chief ambition during his boyhood in Detroit was to be a professional baseball player.
Oct. 1, 1992
Jr.
Feb. 24, 1994
Singer Rick James, the Grammy-winning King of Funk of the 1980s, was arrested with his 21-year-old girlfriend Friday for allegedly imprisoning and torturing a 24-year-old woman with a hot cocaine pipe over three days at James’ Hollywood Hills home, police said.
Aug. 3, 1991
California
Singer Rick James, the Grammy-winning “King of Funk” of the 1980s, was arrested with his 21-year-old girlfriend Friday for allegedly imprisoning and torturing a 24-year-old woman with a hot cocaine pipe over three days at James’ Hollywood Hills home, police said.
What was the name of the black-owned, Midwest-based record label that assembled a potent lineup of rhythm & blues talent and took aim at the youth of America in the early ‘60s?
Feb. 21, 1997
Entertainment & Arts
Motown Record Co. moved to sever its long-term promotion and distribution agreement with MCA Inc. on Tuesday in a lawsuit that accuses MCA of “ineptitude and deliberate misconduct.”
May 15, 1991
Motown legend Berry Gordy said he had “come full circle” at a 60th anniversary event for Motown Records on Sunday.
Sept. 23, 2019