Motown caps 50th anniversary with gala: PHOTO
Black ties and gowns filled a ballroom Saturday in a big-bucks salute to Detroit-style royalty

Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala (AP)
Detroit – Black ties and gowns filled a ballroom Saturday in a big-bucks salute to Detroit-style royalty — the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock. Motown Records founder Berry Gordy , along with Aretha Franklin , Stevie Wonder and Kid Rock came to Motown's original hometown for the Motown 50 Golden Gala . The 50th-anniversary event, which fetched $350 and up for a ticket, was a fundraiser for the Motown Historical Museum. The museum was the original home of Motown...

Motown sound returns to where it began 50 years ago with founder, 'family,' famous friends
Detroit — Black ties and gowns filled a ballroom Saturday in a big-bucks salute to Detroit-style royalty — the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock. Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, along with Aretha Franklin, Kid Rock and Motown's original Kid, Stevie Wonder, came to Motown's original hometown for the Motown 50 Golden Gala. The 50th-anniversary event, which fetched $350 and up for a ticket, was a fundraiser for the Motown Historical Museum. The museum was the...

Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala
Detroit (AP) - Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala. For $200 more, you can attend a VIP event and a swanky afterglow. The event is set for downtown Detroit Saturday, with a scheduled appearance by Gordy and planned performances by Aretha Franklin , The Temptations and duet partners Stevie Wonder and Kid Rock . The high-wattage night is a fundraiser for...

Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala (AP)
Detroit – Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala . For $200 more, you can attend a VIP event and a swanky party afterward. The event is set for downtown Detroit Saturday, with a scheduled appearance by Gordy and planned performances by Aretha Franklin , The Temptations and duet partners Stevie Wonder and Kid Rock . The high-wattage night is a...

Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala
Detroit (AP) -- Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala. For $200 more, you can attend a VIP event and a swanky party afterward. The event is set for downtown Detroit Saturday, with a scheduled appearance by Gordy and planned performances by Aretha Franklin, The Temptations and duet partners Stevie Wonder and Kid Rock. The high-wattage night is a fundraiser...

Motown Caps 50th Anniversary With Gala: PHOTO
Detroit - Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala. For $200 more, you can attend a VIP event and a swanky party afterward. The event is set for downtown Detroit Saturday, with a scheduled appearance by Gordy and planned performances by Aretha Franklin, The Temptations and duet partners Stevie Wonder and Kid Rock. The high-wattage night is a fundraiser for the...

Stars mark Motown's 50th birthday
Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, along with Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Kid Rock, were all in Motown's original hometown for the Motown 50 Golden Gala. The 50th anniversary event, which fetched more than £200 a ticket, was a fundraiser for the Motown Historical Museum. The museum was the original home of Motown Records Corp, which Gordy started with a £480 loan. The event drew about 750 people - and many of the big names and behind-the-scenes people from the label, which...

Motown gala 'means everything' to founder Gordy
Detroit (AP) - Hundreds have gathered to salute Detroit-style royalty—the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock. Motown Records founder Berry Gordy , along with Aretha Franklin and Kid Rock —not to mention Motown's original Kid, Stevie Wonder—are in downtown Detroit Saturday for the Motown 50 Golden Gala. Gordy said "it means everything" to be at the gala, a fundraiser for the Motown Historical Museum. The museum had been the original home of Motown Records Corp....

Motown gala 'means everything' to founder Gordy
Detroit (AP) -- Hundreds have gathered to salute Detroit-style royalty

Motown sound returns to where it began 50 years ago with founder, 'family,' famous friends
Detroit — Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala. For $200 more, you can attend a VIP event and a swanky party afterward. The event is set for downtown Detroit Saturday, with a scheduled appearance by Gordy and planned performances by Aretha Franklin, The Temptations and duet partners Stevie Wonder and Kid Rock. The high-wattage night is a fundraiser...

Motown Celebrates 50th Anniversary In Detroit
Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala. For $200 more, you can attend a VIP event and a swanky party afterward. The event is set for downtown Detroit Saturday, with a scheduled appearance by Gordy and planned performances by Aretha Franklin, The Temptations and duet partners Stevie Wonder and Kid Rock.<br

Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala: PHOTO
For $200 more, you can attend a VIP event and a swanky party afterward. The event is set for downtown Detroit Saturday, with a scheduled appearance by Gordy and planned performances by Aretha Franklin, The Temptations and duet partners Stevie Wonder and Kid Rock. The high-wattage night is a fundraiser for the Motown Historical Museum _ the original site of Motown Records Corp. _ and tickets start at $350 apiece. A ticket that includes the pre-gala VIP reception and "Afterglow" party...

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Motown gala 'means everything' to founder Gordy
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Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala
In this Oct. 27, 2009 file photo, Music producer Berry Gordy arrives to the premiere of "Michael Jackson's This Is It," in Los Angeles.

Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala
Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala.

Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala: PHOTO
Detroit — Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala.

Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala: PHOTO
Detroit — Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala. For $200 more, you can attend a VIP event and a swanky party afterward. The event is set for...

Motown - Gordy Honoured At Motown 50th Anniversary: PHOTO
MOTOWN founder Berry Gordy was presented with a birthday cake and a key to the city of Detroit, Michigan at the iconic record label's 50th anniversary party on Saturday (21Nov09). Gordy was the guest of honour at the star-studded Motown 50 Golden Gala, which celebrated the company he started up in his hometown of Detroit with just an $800 (

Gordy honoured at Motown 50th anniversary
Motown founder Berry Gordy was presented with a birthday cake and a key to the city of Detroit, Michigan at the iconic record label's 50th anniversary party on Saturday (21Nov09). Gordy was the guest of honour at the star-studded Motown 50 Golden Gala, which celebrated the company he started up in his hometown of Detroit with just an $800 (£500) loan. The hit record producer, who now lives in California, was delighted with his homecoming, telling the crowd, "It's great to come...