Jan. 12, 1959

Posted January 9, 2008, 4:27 pm
Credit Growing Bolder

Using an $800 family loan, 29-year-old Berry Gordy Jr. forms his first record label, Tamla Records. He went on to merge Tamla with its sister label to create Motown Records. That label became a key catalyst in the racial integration of popular music.

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