Berry Gordy's Motown record label became a form of diplomacy that crossed racial boundaries: “I felt that people were way more alike than different.”

Tracee Ellis Ross, Diana Ross, Rhonda Ross Kendrick, Berry Gordy and Chudney Ross

Motown Records wasn't just a record label - it was a sound. Thanks to their success, we had stars like Michael Jackson, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder & Marvin Gaye.

Inside Motown Records: How Berry Gordy Jr., writers, producers, performers – including Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye – crafted their songs.

With $800 and a crazy dream, Berry Gordy built one of the most successful record labels of all time: Motown. Meet the genius behind The Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, and Diana Ross.

Berry Gordy, American businessman who founded (1959) the Motown Record Corporation, which became the most successful Black-owned music company in the United States. Through Motown, he developed the majority of the great R&B performers of the 1960s and ’70s. Learn more about his life and accomplishments.

Tracee Ellis Ross, Diana Ross, Rhonda Ross Kendrick, Berry Gordy and Chudney Ross

Motown founder Berry Gordy has undergone an incredible transformation after six decades in the spotlight. See photos then and now.

Diana Ross dancing with Berry “Pops” Gordy II (Berry Gordy’s Father).