List of Motown artists
Appearance
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This is a list of artists signed to Motown or one of its many subsidiaries.
1950s & 1960s
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- Rob Bauer (Gordy Records)
- J. J. Barnes (Ric-Tic Records)
- Blinky (Motown Records)
- Dorsey Burnette (Mel-o-dy Records)
C
- Choker Campbell & His 16-Piece Band (Motown Records)
- Chris Clark (V. I. P Records)
- The Chi-Lites
- The Contours (Gordy Records)
- Caroline Crawford (Motown Records)
D
- Debbie Dean (Motown Records)
E
- Billy Eckstine (Motown Records)
- The Elgins (V. I. P. Records)
F
- Four Tops (Motown Records)
- The Fantastic Four (Ric-Tic and Soul Records)
G
- Marvin Gaye (Tamla Records)
H
- Eddie Holland (Motown Records)
- Brenda Holloway (Tamla Records)
- Patrice Holloway (V. I. P. Records)
I
- The Isley Brothers (Tamla Records)
J
- Chuck Jackson (V. I. P. Records)
- Mable John (Tamla Records)
- Marv Johnson (Tamla Records)
K
- Gladys Knight & the Pips (Soul Records)
L
- Lovesmith
- Michael Lovesmith
- Shorty Long (Soul Records)
M
- Martha and the Vandellas (a.k.a. Martha Reeves & the Vandellas) (Gordy Records)
- The Marvelettes (Tamla Records)
- Barbara McNair (Motown Records)
- The Miracles (a.k.a. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles) (Tamla Records)
- The Monitors (V. I. P. Records)
O
- The Originals (Soul Records)
- The Ones (Motown Records)
R
- Barbara Randolph (Soul Records)
- David Ruffin (Motown Records)
- Jimmy Ruffin (Soul Records)
S
- Baker Sanusi (Motown Records)
- San Remo Golden Strings (Gordy Records)
- Edwin Starr (Soul Records)
- Barrett Strong (Tamla Records)
- The Supremes (a.k.a. Diana Ross & the Supremes) (Motown Records)
T
- Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers (Gordy Records)
- R. Dean Taylor (V. I. P. Records)
- The Temptations (Gordy Records)
- Three Ounces of Love (Motown Records)
- Tammi Terrell (Gordy Records)
U
- The Underdogs (V.I.P. Records)
V
- The Valadiers (Miracle Records)
- Earl Van Dyke (and the Soul Brothers) (Motown Records)
- The Velvelettes (V. I. P. Records)
W
- Jr. Walker & the All Stars (Soul Records)
- Mary Wells (Motown Records)
- Kim Weston (Gordy Records)
- Stevie Wonder (a.k.a. Little Stevie Wonder) (Tamla/Motown Records)
- Syreeta Wright (a.k.a. Rita Wright; Syreeta) (Motown Records)
1970s
A
- Gerald Alston (Motown Records)
- The Allens (Motown Records) (Special Note - Second All Caucasian Band to sign with Motown September 1974 after The Underdogs (1st Caucasian Motown act) signed in 1966.
B
- Brass Monkey (Rare Earth Records)
C
- G. C. Cameron (Motown Records)
- The Cats (Rare Earth Records)
- Tom Clay (MoWest Records)
- The Commodores (Mo-West and Motown Records)
- Crystal Mansion (Rare Earth Records)
D
- Bobby Darin (Motown Records)
- Kiki Dee (Tamla Records)
- The Dynamic Superiors (Motown Records)
E
- The Easybeats (Rare Earth Records)
- Duane Eddy (Motown Records)
- Dennis Edwards (Gordy Records)
H
- Hearts of Stone (V. I. P. Records)
- High Inergy (Gordy Records)
- Thelma Houston (Tamla Records)
- Howl the Good (Rare Earth Records)
- Willie Hutch (Motown Records)
- Reuben Howell (Motown Records)
I
- Impact of Brass (Rare Earth Records)
J
- Jackie Jackson (Motown Records)
- Jermaine Jackson (Motown Records)
- Michael Jackson (Motown Records)
- The Jackson 5 (Motown Records)
- Keff James (Rare Earth Records)
- Rick James (Gordy Records)
K
- Eddie Kendricks (Tamla Records)
L
- The Lost Nation (Rare Earth Records)
- Love Sculpture (Rare Earth Records)
M
- Magic (Rare Earth Records)
- Matrix (Rare Earth Records)
- The Messengers (Rare Earth Records)
P
- Bonnie Pointer (Motown Records)
- Poor Boys (Rare Earth Records)
- Power of Zeus (Rare Earth Records)
- Billy Preston (Motown Records)
- The Pretty Things (Rare Earth Records)
R
- Rare Earth (Rare Earth Records)
- Repairs (Rare Earth Records)
- Smokey Robinson (Tamla Records)
- Diana Ross (Motown Records)
- Rustix (Rare Earth Records)
S
- Valerie Simpson (Tamla Records)
- Sounds Nice (Rare Earth Records)
- The Spinners (a.k.a. the Original Detroit Spinners) (V. I. P. Records)
- Dennis Stoner (Rare Earth Records)`
- Stoney & Meatloaf (Rare Earth Records)
- Sunday Funnies (Rare Earth Records)
- The Supremes (Motown Records)
- Switch (Gordy Records)
T
- Tata Vega (Tamla Records)
- Toe Fat (Rare Earth Records)
- Teena Marie (Gordy Records)
U
- UFO (Rare Earth Records)
- The Undisputed Truth (Gordy Records)
V
- Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons (MoWest/Motown Records)
W
- Leon Ware (Motown Records)
- Mary Wilson (Motown Records)
- Wolfe (Rare Earth Records)
X
- XIT (Rare Earth Records)
1980s & 1990s
- 98 Degrees (Motown Records)
- 702 (Motown Records)
A
- Georgio Allentini (Motown Records)
- Another Bad Creation (Motown Records)
B
- Erykah Badu (Motown Records)
- Bobby M (Gordy Records)
- The Boys (Motown Records)
- Boyz II Men (Motown Records)
C
- Charlene (Motown Records)
- Angela Clemmons (Motown Records)
D
- Dazz Band (Motown Records)
- DeBarge (Gordy Records)
- Bunny DeBarge (Motown Records)
- Chico DeBarge (Motown Records)
- El DeBarge (Gordy Records)
F
- Jose Feliciano (Motown Records)
G
- Siedah Garrett (Gordy Records)
- Valerie George (Motown Records)
- Johnny Gill (Motown Records)
- The Good Girls (Motown Records)
- Guinn (Motown Records)
H
- Sam Harris (Motown Records)
K
- Kreuz (Motown Records)
L
- Lovesmith
- Michael Lovesmith
- Stacy Lattisaw (Motown Records)
- Bettye LaVette (Motown Records)
M
- Teena Marie (Gordy Records)
- Mary Jane Girls (Gordy Records)
- Carrie McDowell (Motown Records)
- Brian McKnight (Motown Records)
- MC Trouble (Motown Records)
- Michael McDonald
- Misa (Motown Records)
- Debelah Morgan (Motown Records)
N
- Nikita Germaine (Motown Records)
P
- Pal (Motown Records)
- The Pointer Sisters (Motown Records)
Q
- Queen Latifah (Motown Records)
R
- Lionel Richie (Motown Records)
- Rockwell (Motown Records)
S
- Phyllis St. James (Motown Records)
- Shanice (Motown Records)
- Sparkle
- The Stone City Band (Gordy Records)
T
- Felicia Taylor (Motown Records)
- Today (Motown Records)
- Tony! Toni! Toné! (Motown Records)
U
- Underdogs (band) (V.I.P.)
V
W
- Jason Weaver (Motown Records)
- Bruce Willis (Motown Records)
Y
- Val Young (Gordy Records)
- Yours Truly (Motown Records)
Z
- Zhané (Illtown/Motown Records)
2000s & 2010's
A
- Akon
- India.Arie
- Ashanti
- Avery
B
C
D
- Donnie
- Dave Hollister
J
- Mila J
- Jada
K
L
- La'Porsha Renae
- Latif
- Lindsey Lohan (singer/actress)promotional single "Bossy")
- London
M
N
O
Q
R
- Dina Rae
- Jimmy Robbins
- Bailey Rubero
S
T
U
- UnoTheActivist
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- Veer Union, The
- Vince Staples
W
Z
- Zion