Motown Records Artists and Groups Trivia Word Search

R. _ _ _ _ Taylor, a rare white artist on Motown, sang 'Indiana Wants Me.'

This Motown legend sang 'What's Going On' and, later, 'Sexual Healing.'

_ _ _ _ _ Jackson, a soul singer unrelated to the famous Jackson family, later recorded for Motown.

This Motown singer dueted with Marvin Gaye on 'It Takes Two.'

Stevie Wonder's first wife recorded for Motown under her first name, _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

High _ _ _ _ _ _ was an all-female Motown group known for the 1977 hit 'You Can't Turn Me Off.'

Gladys Knight & the _ _ _ _ recorded the Motown hit 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine.'

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Jackson, an original member of the Jackson 5, later married Motown founder Berry Gordy's daughter.

Diana Ross fronted this girl group, Motown's top act of the 1960s and singers of 'Baby Love.'

This funk band's Motown hit 'Let It Whip' won a Grammy award in 1983.

_ _ _ _ _ _ Campbell led Motown's touring house band on the label's package tours in the early 1960s.

This former Destiny's Child member released Motown-era solo material, including 'Motivation.'

This Motown singer's biggest hit was the anti-war anthem 'War' in 1970.

This Motown singer's disco version of 'Don't Leave Me This Way' topped the charts in 1977.

This singer, sister of a famous vocal group, went solo on Motown with 'Heaven Must Have Sent You' in 1979.

This Supremes lead singer went solo in 1970 and starred in 'Lady Sings the Blues.'

_ _ _ _ _ _ Dean was one of the first artists signed to Motown, recording 'Itty Bitty Pity Love' in 1959.

This Temptations member replaced David Ruffin and sang lead on 'Cloud Nine.'

This Commodores co-founder went solo in 1982 with hits like 'All Night Long.'

This Motown group recorded 'Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam),' a song about the military draft.

This Motown family group's biggest hit was 'Rhythm of the Night' in 1985.

The Dynamic _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ recorded Motown soul music in the early-to-mid 1970s.

_ _ _ _ Johnson sang 'You Got What It Takes,' one of Berry Gordy's early songwriting successes.

This singer-actress recorded for Motown and later co-starred with Sidney Poitier on film.

_ _ _ _ Dee recorded for Motown's UK label before her later duet with Elton John.

This Motown singer-songwriter co-wrote 'I'll Be There' for the Jackson 5 and scored the film 'The Mack.'

_ _ _ _ _ _ Jackson was the eldest of the five original Jackson 5 brothers.

The Mary Jane _ _ _ _ _ scored a hit with 'In My House' in 1985, produced by Rick James.

This Detroit-raised singer-songwriter, on Motown's roster, is known for the smooth-soul hit 'Love Calls.'

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Four was a Motown-era Detroit soul group, unrelated to the Marvel superhero team.

David Ruffin's brother _ _ _ _ _ Ruffin had a hit with 'What Becomes of the Brokenhearted.'

This trio of session singers provided uncredited backing vocals on hundreds of Motown hits.

This 1990s R&B duo, on Motown's roster, is known for the hit 'Hey Mr. D.J.'

The Undisputed _ _ _ _ _ recorded the original version of 'Papa Was a Rollin' Stone' in 1972.

This Senegalese-American singer, on Motown's roster, had hits including 'Smack That.'

This raucous Motown group recorded the original 1962 version of 'Do You Love Me.'

This singer-songwriter recorded Motown's first-ever single hit, 'Money (That's What I Want).'

This singer, on Motown's roster, had a 1991 hit with 'I Love Your Smile.'

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Brothers recorded 1990s R&B for Motown Records.

_ _ _ _ _ _ Long sang the original 1964 version of 'Devil with a Blue Dress On.'

98 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ began their career with a Motown-distributed debut album in 1997.

This early Motown doo-wop group was one of the label's few white acts before the Motown Sound emerged.

Motown's first female solo signee, sister of R&B singer Little Willie John, was named _ _ _ _ _ John.

This Motown group is remembered for the Northern Soul favorite 'Heaven Must Have Sent You.'

The Jackson _ _ _ _ signed to Motown in 1968, launching a group of talented brothers' careers.

Jr. _ _ _ _ _ _ & the All Stars had a Motown instrumental hit with 'Shotgun.'

This Motown funk-soul group's biggest hit was 'There'll Never Be' in 1978.

This St. Louis rapper's Motown-distributed hits include 'Hot in Herre' and 'Dilemma.'

The _ _ _ _ _ Brothers recorded the Motown-era hit 'This Old Heart of Mine' in 1966.

This Motown group's biggest hit, 'Baby, I'm for Real,' was written by Marvin Gaye.

Smokey _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, Motown's Vice President, led the Miracles and wrote hits for many other acts.

This Motown artist, secretly the son of label founder Berry Gordy, sang 'Somebody's Watching Me.'

This Motown singer's original 'You've Made Me So Very Happy' was later a hit for Blood, Sweat & Tears.

This Motown singer, dubbed the 'Ivory Queen of Soul,' had a hit with 'Lovergirl.'

This R&B singer-songwriter, who wrote 'Irreplaceable' for Beyonce, had his own Motown-distributed hits.

This keyboardist led the Funk Brothers, Motown's legendary uncredited studio band.

Martha and the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ sang 'Dancing in the Street' in 1964.

This Motown funk star scored a 1981 hit with 'Super Freak.'

This Temptations tenor sang lead on 'Just My Imagination' before his own solo career.

This Grammy-winning singer-songwriter's Motown-era album included the hit 'Video.'

This keyboardist recorded for Motown before his solo hit 'Nothing from Nothing.'

This New Edition member went solo on Motown with the hit 'Rub You the Right Way.'

This Doobie Brothers-turned-solo singer's smooth-soul voice appeared on Motown-distributed material.

This Motown singer's original version of 'I Got a Feeling' predates several later cover versions.

Smokey Robinson led this group on Motown's very first big hit, 'Shop Around.'

This Temptations lead voice sang 'My Girl' before going solo in 1968.

This Detroit quartet, together for decades with an unchanged lineup, sang 'Reach Out I'll Be There.'

This falsetto-voiced Four Seasons frontman briefly recorded for Motown's Mowest label in the 1970s.

Blind from infancy, this Motown prodigy scored his first number-one hit at age 13 with 'Fingertips.'

One of the few white artists on Motown's roster in the 1960s, this singer was personally mentored by Berry Gordy.

This Motown singer scored the label's first pop number one, 'My Guy,' in 1964.