Motown
This former auto-plant worker borrowed $800 from his family to start Motown Records in 1959.
Berry Gordy
DTW
Detroit
Lansing
Terminator
2: Judgment Day
Jurassic Park
The Fugitive
Mrs. Doubtfire
Schindler’s List
1993
Visitors to Motown’s original studio on W. Grand Blvd are greeted by this phrase, famously painted above the entrance.
Hitsville U.S.A.
ORD
Chicago O'Hare
Illinois
Springfield
Star Wars
Empire Strikes Back (or Attack of the Clones)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Blade Runner
Poltergeist
First Blood
1982
Before leaving Motown over royalty disputes, this artist scored hits with “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and “Mercy Mercy Me.”
Marvin Gaye
Cincinnati
Vermont
Montepelier
Lord of the Rings
The Two Towers
Pulp Fiction
Forrest Gump
The Shawshank Redemption
Four Weddings and a Funeral
1994
Despite being known as the “Queen of Soul” and a Detroit native, this artist never released an album on Motown Records.
Aretha Franklin
EWR
Newark
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Jurassic Park
2: The Lost World
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
WALL·E
2008
This uncredited in-house studio band played on more Motown hits than the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Elvis, and Beach Boys combined.
The Funk Brothers
YYZ
Toronto
South Dakota
Pierre
The Bourne Series
The Bourne Supremacy
The Sound of Music
Doctor Zhivago
Thunderball
Help!
1965