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Motown Records Artists and Groups Trivia Word Search

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

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

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

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

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This singer took over as lead vocalist of the Spinners before going solo.

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

ROWLAND

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

VANDELLAS

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

HOUSTON

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

CHOKER

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

TEENA

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

MCNAIR

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

VALLI

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

POINTER

This Motown vocal group later found even bigger fame at Atlantic Records with 'I'll Be Around.'

SPINNERS

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

WELLS

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

WESTON

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

STRONG

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

HOLLOWAY

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

STARR

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

SUPERIORS

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

INERGY

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

ROSS

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

HUTCH

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

ISLEY

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

ARIE

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

JERMAINE

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

NELLY

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

SYREETA

Marvin Gaye's duet partner on 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' was named Tammi _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

TERRELL

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

FANTASTIC

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

ROBINSON

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

CHUCK

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

MIRACLES

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

SWITCH

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

VANDYKE

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

PIPS

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

RUFFIN

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

MABLE

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

FIVE

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

RICHIE

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

JIMMY

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

DEAN

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

AKON

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

ROCKWELL

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

GILL

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

GIRLS

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

SUPREMES

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

KEM

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

WONDER

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

MARV

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

DEBBIE

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

KENDRICKS

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

MONITORS

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

WHITEHEAD

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

DAZZBAND

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

ORIGINALS

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

GAYE

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

ZHANE

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

MCDONALD

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

JACKIE

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

RANDOLPH

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

EDWARDS

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

CLARK

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

DEBARGE

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

TRUTH

This rock band lent its name to one of Motown's subsidiary labels, aimed at rock audiences.

RAREEARTH

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

SHORTY

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

JAMES

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

NEYO

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

CONTOURS

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

SHANICE

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

VALADIERS

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

FOURTOPS

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

DEGREES

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Jackson was the youngest of the five brothers signed to Motown in 1968.

MICHAEL

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

PRESTON
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