At 12, "Little Stevie" Wonder caught the ear of Berry Gordy in 1961, impressing the Motown founder with the vocal talents he displayed in his church choir and while singing on street corners.

As revered as the music has been over the decades, the true power of Motown, suggests Vancouver’s Krystle Dos Santos, is the way it helped reshape the fabric of America. “Motown started in 1959,” says ...

Motown founder Berry Gordy’s 95th birthday is on Nov. 28 ... Martha and the Vandellas, The Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Gladys ...