Course Quote by Uncle Kracker

My dad liked a lot of Motown, but I didn't listen to it until my teenage years.

— John Legend

My mom listened to all that AM-'70s stuff, and my old man listened to a lot of country and Motown and doo-wop.

— Uncle Kracker

With the '60s era and Motown, my grandparents actually introduced us to that when I was younger, so I grew up listening to the…

— Jordin Sparks

I grew up listening to my mother's collection of Hank Williams, George Jones and Marty Robbins records.

— Keith Whitley

I didn't grow up with my dad, or around the whole legacy. I was post-Motown, so I'd always hear stories and wonder what was…

— Redfoo

My parents had a huge pile of records - vinyl! - that I loved, especially the Motown stuff, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding.

— Jonny Lang

My folks had a lot of Motown records, so that was a kind of an early inspiration. I grew up on the radio really.

— Samuel Ervin Beam

My dad was a soul fan and a singer himself, and he loved vocal harmony, stuff like the Beach Boys and Motown like the…

— Katy B

I love Motown, that whole era. Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson. I just put on Pandora, and put it on Motown, and it makes me…

— Tika Sumpter

I grew up listening to oldies, like Motown. That's from my mom.

— Ryan Lochte

I loved Motown. I loved the musicality and the sound.

— Jeff Beck

I'm obsessed with the sound of today, but I was raised on the Motown sound.

— GRiZ