To help celebrate Motown Records’ 60th anniversary, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame recently visited Detroit, and shared these Motown photos from their archives with us. You can learn more about Motown’s 60th and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s trip here.

Martha and the Vandellas at the Music Box in Cleveland, undated. (Photo by Jimmy Baynes)
Martha and the Vandellas at the Music Box in Cleveland, undated. (Photo by Jimmy Baynes)
The Temptations, backstage at a Cleveland venue, undated. (Photo by Jimmy Baynes)
The Temptations with DJ Ken Hawkins in Cleveland. (Photo by Jimmy Baynes)
Postcard for a Motown show at the Apollo Theater, New York, undated.(Rosalind Ashford-Holmes Collection)
David Ruffin and Temptations on Upbeat, 1969. (Photo by George Shuba)
The Miracles at John Carroll University, c. 1967. (Photo by George Shuba)
Promotional brochure for Martha and the Vandellas at the Copacabana, New York, circa 1968. (Rosalind Ashford-Holmes Collection)
Promotional brochure for Martha and the Vandellas at the Copacabana, New York, circa 1968. (Rosalind Ashford-Holmes Collection)
Motortown Revue flier. (Rosalind Ashford-Holmes Collection)
Motortown Revue flier. (Rosalind Ashford-Holmes Collection)
Motortown Revue flier. (Rosalind Ashford-Holmes Collection)
Martha and the Vandellas. (Rosalind Ashford-Holmes Collection)
Martha and the Vandellas.(Rosalind Ashford-Holmes Collection)
Martha and the Vandellas. (Rosalind Ashford-Holmes Collection)
Martha and the Vandellas. (Rosalind Ashford-Holmes Collection)
The Four Tops at Leo’s Casino, 1983. Martha and the Vandellas at the Music Box in Cleveland. (Photo by Jimmy Baynes)
(Rosalind Ashford-Holmes Collection)
(Rosalind Ashford-Holmes Collection)
(Rosalind Ashford-Holmes Collection)

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