Motown's songs haven't just endured as stand-alone classics ... And all were happy to spotlight Robinson as the subject of affection in 1965’s “My Girl,” penned by her then-husband, Smokey.

In 1965, Motown signed L.A.-based songwriter Jimmy Webb to the publishing arm of the label. Webb went on to write top songs for the The Supremes. Slowly but surely, one thing was crystal clear to ...

In the heat of Motown’s pressure cooker, Lamont Dozier hurriedly but masterfully penned this mid-tempo classic under pressure to follow up the Supremes' first hit.

That was how it was in 1965 - on a TV programme called Ready Steady Go when they recorded a programme dedicated to this new music coming from Detroit - entitled the Sound of Motown. Vicki Wickham ...

The story of how a small group of dedicated British music fans paved the way for the first Motown tour of Britain, changing the country’s popular culture forever. Show more In 1965, some of ...