Aretha Franklin was born in Memphis in 1942, but grew up in Detroit, where her father, C.L. Franklin, was a...

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

Arthur Conley grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, where he joined a Gospel group, the Evening Smiles, at just twelve years...

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...