Saturday 13 February 2021

Yardbraker - Hitsville USA: The 20 greatest Motown singles

 


https://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/hitsville_usa_the_20_greatest_motown_singles/s1__28147940#slide_1

In January 1959, a little-known songwriter named Berry Gordy took $800 he scrounged together from family — along with meager royalties he earned writing "Lonely Teardrops" for Jackie Wilson — to found Tamla Records, better known as Motown Records. Some 60-plus years later, Motown stands as a piece of living history — a flashpoint where African-American recording artists would find mainstream success. These include names like Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder and Rick James, along with a multitude of others. To celebrate the superior soul straight outta Hitsville, U.S.A., we share our list of the 20 best Motown singles ever made.

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