Fania, sometimes called the Motown of Latin music, was started in 1964 by Pacheco and lawyer Jerry Masucci. In the early days, Pacheco, now 83, sold records out of the trunk of his Mercedes 180.

Not the First, Certainly Not the Last This is not the first time Motown has been celebrated via television specials. First, in 1983, NBC broadcast Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever.

With hopes of becoming a Mexican-American "Motown," Rampart Records introduced the "West Coast Eastside Sound" in the '60s. While many of the label's artists have faded into music history, but we ...

He will be sharing his love of Motown and his own perspective on the music in the new cabaret show “How Sweet It Is,” which opens Florida Studio Theatre’s summer cabaret series.