Diana Ross is an American singer and actress. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, she rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. They remain the best-charting female group in US history, with a total of twelve number-one hit singles on the US Billboard Hot 100, including, "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love", "Come See About Me", and "Love Child".
Motown Records is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a blend of motor and town, has become a nickname for Detroit, where the label was originally headquartered.
What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by American soul singer, songwriter, and producer Marvin Gaye. It was released on May 21, 1971, by the Motown Records-subsidiary label Tamla.
Berry Gordy III, known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr., is an American record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record label and its subsidiaries, which was the highest-earning African-American business for decades.
Rufus Arthur Johnson, better known by his stage name Bizarre, is an American rapper, best known for his work with the Detroit-based hip hop group D12.
Fred King was an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar". Mostly known for his soulful and powerful voice and distinctive guitar playing, King had a major influence on electric blues music and on many later blues guitarists.
North Mississippi Allstars is an American southern rock/blues band from Hernando, Mississippi, United States, founded in 1996. The band is composed of two brothers, Luther Dickinson and Cody Dickinson.
Diana & Marvin is a duets album by American soul musicians Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye, released October 26, 1973 on Motown. Recording sessions for the album took place between 1971 and 1973 at Motown Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. Gaye and Ross were widely recognized at the time as two of the top pop music performers.
Where Did Our Love Go is the second studio album by Motown singing group The Supremes, released in 1964. The album includes several of the group's singles and B-sides from 1963 and 1964. Included are the group's first Billboard Pop Singles number-one hits, "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love", and "Come See About Me", as well as their first Top 40 hit, "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes", and the singles "A Breathtaking Guy" and "Run, Run, Run".
Live at the London Palladium is a live double album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released March 15, 1977, on Tamla Records. Recording sessions took place live at several concerts at the London Palladium in London, England, in October 1976, with the exception of the hit single "Got to Give It Up", which was recorded at Gaye's Los Angeles studio Marvin's Room on January 31, 1977. Live at the London Palladium features intimate performances by Gaye of many of his career highlights, including early hits for Motown and recent material from his previous three studio albums. As with his previous live album, Marvin Gaye Live!, production of the record was handled entirely by Gaye, except for the studio portion, "Got to Give It Up", which was managed by Art Stewart.
Whitey Ford Sings the Blues is the second solo studio album by American recording artist Everlast, and the first one following his departure from House of Pain. It was released on September 8, 1998 via Tommy Boy Records, a full eight years after his solo debut album Forever Everlasting and after he had a major heart attack. "Whitey Ford" in the album title refers to the New York Yankees pitcher with that name.
The Entity is the debut album by American underground rapper King Gordy. It was released on June 24, 2003 via Web Entertainment. The record featured guest appearances by the likes of fellow Detroit-based rappers Bizarre, Obie Trice, and the Fat Killahz. Audio production was handled by Eminem, Luis Resto, The 45 King, the Almighty Dreadnaughtz, and Bass Brothers, who also served as executive producers of the album.
Waverly Walter Alford III, known professionally by his stage name King Gordy, is an American horrorcore singer/rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He is one-fourth of underground hip hop group the Fat Killahz and one-half of rap duo Last American Rock Stars. He is currently signed to Twiztid's Majik Ninja Entertainment.
Somebody's Watching Me is the debut studio album by singer-songwriter Rockwell, released in 1984 on Motown. It features the title track, as well as the US top 40 hit "Obscene Phone Caller". However the next two singles, the power ballad "Knife" and a cover of The Beatles’ "Taxman" failed to reach the top 40.
King of Horrorcore, Vol. 1 is the debut official mixtape and the second solo record by American horrorcore rapper King Gordy. It was released in 2006 via Morbid Music L.L.C.
The Great American Weed Smoker is the fourth studio album by American Detroit-based horrorcore rapper King Gordy. It was released on August 1, 2008 via Morbid Music LLC. The record featured guest appearances from The Fat Killahz and Bizarre of D12.
Van Dyke and Harper Music is the second studio album by American horrorcore rapper King Gordy. The record was released in 2007 via Morbid Music LLC.
Cobain's Diary is the third studio album by Detroit rap artist King Gordy.
Friday Night at St. Andrews is the third solo studio album by American rapper and D12 member Bizarre from Detroit, Michigan. It was released on May 18, 2010 under his own label Redhead Records in conjunction with AVJ Records. It features guest appearances from his L.A.R.S. cohort King Gordy, his D12 bandmate Kuniva, Bonecrusher, Royce Da 5'9", Seven the General, Tech N9NE, Yelawolf and Nate Walka among others. The first single released from the album was "Believer", which features Tech N9ne and Nate Walka. The second single released from the album was "Rap's Finest", which features Kuniva, Seven the General and Royce Da 5'9". Both singles have videos released for them.
Love, Smokey is a 1990 Smokey Robinson album. Love, Smokey was the follow up to Robinson's very successful album One Heartbeat. The first single was "Everything You Touch". This song reached #2 on the adult contemporary chart. Stevie Wonder plays harmonica on the track "Easy". Singles from this album: 1. "Everything You Touch". 2. "It's The Same Old Love". 3. "Take Me Through The night". Songs one and two listed above had accompanying music videos. Robinson's daughter Tamla appeared in the video for "It's The Same Old Love". The CD format had 2 bonus tracks over the cassette and record versions.
