Motown Records, artists, and the Motown sound.
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Which vocal harmony group scored twelve number-one hits with Diana Ross before 1970?
The Supremes scored twelve number-one singles with Diana Ross before her solo departure in January 1970.
Which Motown group recorded "Dancing in the Street" in 1964?
Marvin Gaye helped write the song, which David Bowie and Mick Jagger later recorded together for Live Aid.
Which city served as Berry Gordy's original Motown headquarters from 1959 to 1972?
Berry Gordy founded Motown in Detroit in 1959 and ran Hitsville U.S.A. there until moving to Los Angeles in 1972.
Who sang lead for the Miracles on "The Tracks of My Tears"?
Robinson also became a Motown vice president, helping shape the label beyond his own recordings.
Which Four Tops hit is also known as "Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch"?
The songwriting team Holland-Dozier-Holland wrote the song and several other Four Tops hits.
Diana Ross sang the 1981 duet "Endless Love" with which singer?
Richie wrote the ballad for the film of the same name, which starred Brooke Shields.
Who replaced Smokey Robinson as the Miracles' lead singer in 1972?
Griffin sang lead on the Miracles' disco hit "Love Machine," released after Robinson left the group.
Rick James and Teena Marie sang which duet on his 1981 album Street Songs?
The slow ballad shares an album with James's dance-floor funk hit "Super Freak".
Smokey Robinson wrote "Get Ready" for which Motown group?
The Temptations' original featured Eddie Kendricks's high tenor; Rare Earth later made a rock version.
Which Smokey Robinson and the Miracles hit compares hidden sadness to a circus performer's smile?
Stevie Wonder co-wrote the tune; Robinson added lyrics inspired by the tragic clown in the opera Pagliacci.