Even though they were founded in 1959, they had more #1 hits than any record label in the world in the 60's. Gordy also enforced a "conservative style" on them, until soemtime in the 70's.
I grew up in flint in the 1960’s, that motown sound was all around
They tried so hard to push all the “civil rights” protests on him, and he didnt wany any part of it...in fact, he hated it. He said from the start, “i just want to make music, make some money, and meet girls”. How American is that, i ask you...