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Ford Auditorium

Ford Auditorium was a 2,920-seat auditorium in Detroit, Michigan built in 1955 and…

Joe was considered one of the creators of the “Motown Sound”, performing and recording alongside…

On September 9, 1956, Elvis Presley made his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show…

After his first location burned to the ground, Leo Frank along with his business…

Earl was the main keyboardist with Motown Records’ in-house band the…

Owned by Elmer Valentine, who also owned and operated the nearby Whisky A Go Go…

The Cocoanut Grove, was a supper club located in the Ambassador Hotel, it opened in April…

In its heyday, the stadium attracted the world’s best musical artists. The Beatles played…

Dick Clark is best remembered as the host of American Bandstand. He went on to…

This location was numerous clubs at one time or another including The Matrix and the…

Some great early black groups played here at what came to be known as the West…

Basin Street West was a famous Jazz club which gradually migrated towards rock before…

Among Motown’s early artists were Mabel John, Mary Wells, and Barrett Strong. The label’s…

Tim Hardin, the singer/songwriter who wrote Rod Stewart’s “Reason to Believe” and “If I Were A…