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 Berry Gordy pursued a career as a boxer and served in the U.S.
Army before returning to Detroit where he opened his own record
store and produced recordings of his own songs.  In 1959, he founded
the Motown Record Corporation, which scored its first gold record
with Smokey Robinson's Shop Around the next year.  Many of
Motown's early hit-makers hailed from Detroit, including the
Supremes, the Four Tops, the Temptations, and Martha and the
Vandellas.  Other artists included Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder,
and the Jackson Five.  The "Motown sound" became highly popular
nationwide, and Motown Records quickly became one of the most
influential companies in the business.