Race Records (Part 5): Bluebird and Decca lead the way
Below is a list of the record companies that issued Race Records between 1927 and 1942. Not all companies used...
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The Velvelettes
The Velvelettes were formed in Detroit in 1961 by two students at Western Michigan University, Mildred Gill and Bertha Barbee....
Imperial Records
Lew Chudd was born Louis Cudnofsky in 1911 in Toronto, Canada. He was the son of Jewish immigrants from Russia....
Ivy Jo Hunter: Detroit Songwriter
Ivy Jo Hunter was born in Detroit in 1940. He learned to play trumpet and baritone sax and played in...
The Detroit Riots in 1967
Berry Gordy was always wary of adding another, more political, agenda to the music of Motown. He had allowed references...
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