On Stage (Extra): Motown comes to Philly

By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times Motown, The Musical The “Motown Sound” began in 1959 when Berry Gordy Jr. founded Tamla Records in Detroit, Michigan. One year later, the record company was incorporated as the Motown Record Corporation with the name coming from “motor” and “town” — a reference to the city’s link to the auto manufacturing industry. Over the years, the “Motown...