Berry Gordy,Junior started the Motown Record Corporation in Detroit in nineteen fifty-nine.

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The 37-year-old rapper, dancer and DJ, whose father Berry Gordy founded the Motown record label, played tennis as a junior and has attended some of the Grand Slam tournaments.

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The group went on to record Motown's first million-selling hit single, Shop Around.

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Jermaine left the group when the four other members left record label Motown to sign with Epic records.

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