Black Quote by Aretha Franklin

I'm a huge fan of Motown. When you saw them on stage, you saw sparkle... you saw attitude. They didn't have on t-shirt and…

— Tina Knowles

Well, the difference in working with the Supremes and the other girl groups like Martha and the Vandellas, and the Marvelettes, you let the…

— Cholly Atkins

I was very young at the time, and I mainly appreciated their vocal qualities, even though I was already living as they did -…

— Bobby Short

I grew up with Cher and Motown, beautiful costumes.

— Tina Knowles

So in those days, they were scooping up any young person who could sing and look decent, ah, at the same time.

— Kitty Carlisle

They sang the words in unison, yet somehow created a web of sounds with their voices. It was like hearing a piece of fabric…

— Anonymous

For me I look at a group like Queen or AC/DC or the Beastie Boys. There was melody within what they did. There was…

— Michael Buble

I think Led Zeppelin must have worn some of the most peculiar clothing that men had ever been seen to wear without cracking a…

— Robert Plant

I guess, from the beginning, Thurston and Kim were the dominant singers in the band, and although I was singing in bands previously, I…

— Lee Ranaldo

Every Motown act dressed classy, and we were clean-cut. Whenever you saw a Motown act, they were polished, and they knew how to treat…

— Dennis Edwards

Even before coming into the industry, I was a big fan of Motown, the Jackson 5, Gladys Knight, the Temptations, Diana Ross and The Supremes.

— Stephanie Mills

I was sometimes jeered by black soldiers who wanted me to sing something besides country music.

— Charley Pride