Betty Everett was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, in 1939, where she started to sing in church and to play the...

George Wellington Broome was born in New York probably in 1868. As an adult, he relocated with his family to...

Wade Flemons was born in Coffeyville, Kansas, in 1940. His career in music started in 1958, when he signed to...

Gene Chandler was born in Chicago in 1937. His real name was Eugene Drake Dixon. Whilst still at school, he...

Jerry Butler was born in Sunflower, Mississippi, in 1939. Three years later, his family moved north, in search of work,...

Stevie Wonder led the way again, releasing “Castles In The Sand”, co-written by Frank Wilson, Hal Davis, Marc Gordon and...

Chris Clark was born in Santa Cruz, California, in 1946. At the age of fifteen, she was already singing regularly...

At the start of Motown’s existence, Berry Gordy was looking for artists that caught the eye, particularly if they had...

Eddie Holland was born in Detroit in 1939. He made his first recordings in 1958/9 at Mercury and Kudo Records,...

Brenda Holloway was born in Atascadero, California, in 1946. She was still a child when her family moved to Los...