Barney Ales was promoted to Motown’s Executive Vice-President and General Manager in 1969, from which position he ensured Motown’s success...

Al Bell was born Alvertis Isbell in 1940 in Brinkley, Arkansas and moved to North Little Rock, where he attended...

Otis Lee Clay was born in Waxhaw, Mississippi, in 1942. He grew up in a musical family and, like so...

Don Bryant was born in Memphis in 1942, one of ten children. His father and mother were both Gospel singers,...

Johnny Otis was born in Vallejo, California, in 1921. His parents Alexander J. Veliotes and Irene Veliotes (nee Kiskakes) were...

Ann Lee Peebles was born in Kinloch, Missouri, in 1947, one of eleven children. She grew up singing in her...

Stax/Volt Records went into decline after the golden years and was declared bankrupt on December 19, 1975, finally closing down on January...

Charlie Reynolds had remained at the Flash Record store at 623, East Vernon Avenue, in Los Angeles after Leroy Hurte...

Jerry Wexler had a problem to solve in 1966, when Stax Records co-owner Jim Stewart decided to withdraw his invitation...

Greg Reeves was a young musician, born in 1950, who came to Motown’s attention at the age of twelve. Reeves...