Robert Bateman was in charge of sound recording from 1959 to 1962. He was probably responsible for acquiring the company’s...

The horn section slowly gained in strength over the first three years, as Motown expanded its operation. Seventeen horn players...

Eddie “Bongo” Brown was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in 1932. He grew up in Memphis, where he learned to play...

In the early fifties, vocal harmony groups were among the most popular performers. The first group signed to Vee-Jay Records...

In 1936, Roebuck "Pops" Staples moved with his wife Oceola from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago , where he continued...