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ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards held in Beverly Hills, California
Berry Gordy, producer, and founder of the Motown record label, is seen at the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards in Beverly Hills, California on June 26, 2009. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen)

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UPI Almanac for Monday, Nov. 28, 2011.
DETROIT, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Esther Gordy Edwards, one of the groundbreakers of Motown Records, died Thursday at home in Detroit, said Berry Gordy, her brother and former head of Motown.
DETROIT, March 24 (UPI) -- Detroit residents took to Twitter and Facebook to correct American Idol host Ryan Seacrest's statement about the location of Hitsville USA.
DETROIT, July 8 (UPI) -- A mansion in Detroit visited by the luminaries of the Motown record label is up for sale, a real estate sales agent said.
Detroit honors Motown's 50th anniversary
DETROIT, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Record producer Berry Gordy said at a Detroit gala in honor of the 50th anniversary of Motown his record label was full of "love and competition."
Rare Motown single sells for $38K
LONDON, May 1 (UPI) -- One of only two copies of a 1965 single by Motown artist Frank Wilson has been sold for a record $38,000, a British dealer says.
'Idol' shooting Detroit mentoring footage
DETROIT, March 19 (UPI) -- The singing competition series "American Idol" is shooting footage for an upcoming Motown-themed episode at Detroit's Motown Historical Museum.
Producer brings stars out for Franklin
NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Record producer Phil Ramone says this weekend's MusicCares tribute to Aretha Franklin in Los Angeles will give props to the Queen of Soul's celebrated career.
UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007.
PASADENA , Calif., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- The United Negro College Fund says it will honor Motown recording artist, Smokey Robinson, at its upcoming 29th annual "An Evening of Stars" in California.
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