Motown's Living Legends
The legendary label's legacy is still being kept alive.
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Motown's Living Legends - It's been a rough several days for Motown. Miracles co-founder Bobby Rogers died Sunday (March 3); last week, Richard Street, one of The Temptations, also passed away; and 10 days earlier, Street's former bandmate Otis "Damon" Harris died as well. But several of Motown's biggest stars are still living, recording, performing and doing their best to keep Motown's legacy alive. Click on to see some of the legendary label's living legends. (Photos from left: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images, Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Diana Ross - As founding member and lead singer of The Supremes and, after 1970, a solo superstar, Diana Ross is arguably the most successful female entertainer of all time, with a career total of 70 hit singles. She played Billie Holiday in 1972's Lady Sings the Blues, becoming the first black woman to win a Golden Globe award. Ross has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.(Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
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Smokey Robinson - Smokey Robinson was a big force in the early success of Motown, landing the label its first million seller with "Shop Around" as front man of the Miracles, who had 25 top 40 hits in the '60s. Robinson was also one of the label's main songwriters and early executives before embarking on his solo career, where he found success with classics like "Cruisin'" and "Quiet Storm." (Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
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Stevie Wonder - Stevie Wonder signed with Motown as an 11-year-old musical prodigy and has stuck with the legendary label ever since. One of the most influential and universally beloved musicians of all time, Wonder has more than 30 Top 10 hits and landed 22 Grammy awards, more than any other male solo artist. (Photo: Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images)
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The Jacksons - Michael is no longer with us, but the rest of the Jackson 5, who became one of the first black boy bands to ever cross over to white audiences — selling 100 million records in the process — is alive and well. (Photo: UPI/ Rune Hellestad /LANDOV)
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