The historic section of Detroit where Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. built his music empire six decades ago is now looking better than ever. Motown legend — and Gordy's best friend — Smokey Robinson was among those who visited the newly improved Motown Museum site on Monday night for…
• The historic section of Detroit where Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. built his music empire six decades ago is looking better than ever. Motown legend and Gordy s best friend Smokey Robinson was among those who visited the newly improved Motown Museum site Monday night for an event celebrating the completion of the first two phases of the museum s expansion. Robinson was joined by Otis Williams, Martha Reeves and other Motown luminaries in celebrating the grand opening of Hitsville NEXT, an educational programming and creative hub, and the newly established Rocket Plaza. "Kids who aren t even born yet will be aware of Motown," Robinson said. "Some of their parents weren t even born when we started this. But it s a wonderful thing." The festivities included comments from Robinson and Williams, a founding member of The Temptations who donated microphones to the museum from his own collection. And they concluded with a performance of the Temptations cla
Motown-era buildings near the museum have been transformed into Hitsville NEXT, which will be home to camps, workshops, master classes and community events.
DETROIT (AP) The historic section of Detroit where Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. built his music empire six decades ago is now looking better than ever.