First published 16 July 2020 Rufus Thomas was born in Mississippi in 1917 but his family moved to Memphis around 1920....

First published 19 July 2020 David Porter was born in 1941 in Memphis. While he was still a student at...

First published - 14 July 2020 Mr Prater and Mr Moore met in 1961 in Florida. They were both singers...

First published 11th July 2020 The creative team of Holland-Dozier-Holland became the dominant and most influential songwriting and music production...

First Published 11 July 2020 The genesis of Motown Records dates from January 12, 1959, when Berry Gordy Jr. set up...

When Berry Gordy took the decision to relocate Motown to the West Coast, he was clearly planning to take the...

After the success of her first film “Lady Sings the Blues” in 1972, Diana Ross returned to the day job....

The third feature film starring Diana Ross was released in 1978. It is a reworking of L. Frank Baum’s story...