Motown wasn’t just a record label—it was a machine. The most successful Black-owned company in America in the ‘60s and ‘70s. A hit factory. A blueprint for Black business excellence. But here’s what most people don’t know… Berry Gordy worked at Ford Motor Company before Motown. He studied the assembly line, took that same concept, and applied it to music. Writing, producing, artist development, publishing, marketing—everything was done in-house. He made an inefficient business efficient. He owne

The FIRST commercially successful single for the Motown Record Corporation....originally issued on the ANNA label in 1959.... | Motown Classics 2