Music
OVER BERRY-ING--A publicist for Berry Gordy advised a Calendar reporter, who had mentioned “The Last Dragon” in an article, that the actual title is “Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon.”
May 26, 1985
Obituaries
Edna Anderson-Owens, the longtime assistant to Motown founder Berry Gordy, has died. She was 76.
June 24, 2015
At its annual Grammy weekend gala, the Recording Academy’s charitable organization saluted two of Motown’s pioneers.
Feb. 4, 2023
Jermaine Jackson, brother of Michael, was sued on Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court for sexual assault, in an alleged attack dating back from 1988.
Dec. 28, 2023
World & Nation
The Kennedy Center Honors is returning in December with a full-capacity live audience, in masks.
July 21, 2021
Entertainment & Arts
The story of Motown Records is a rich and important one.
May 1, 2015
Books
Shortly after sending shock waves through the music industry with his 1988 decision to sell Motown Records to MCA Inc., company founder Berry Gordy finally decided to turn the story of his life into a book.
Dec. 11, 1994
Motown legend Berry Gordy said he had “come full circle” at a 60th anniversary event for Motown Records on Sunday.
Sept. 23, 2019
Travel & Experiences
They’ll be dancing in the streets of Oakland on Monday (today) toasting Berry Gordy, the man who created Motown Records in Detroit.
Aug. 18, 2014
California
In a glass-walled conference room above Sunset Boulevard, many of the living luminaries of the Motown Records empire gathered Monday to honor one of their own — the man responsible for launching more than a few of their careers, and changing popular music as we know it.
Nov. 25, 2019