Permanent claim record · Detroit, Michigan

Berry Gordy Jr. established Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, with an $800 loan from his family's savings fund; Motown Record Corporation was incorporated April 14, 1960.

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Predicate	trivia.fact
Subject	Detroit, Michigan (place)
As of
Status	Verified
Source	Famous Michiganders, Pop Culture & Trivia Report — Perplexity Deep Research (2026) (trust 6.5/10)
Reference	—
Document hash	pending evidence-pack link
Provenance chain
Claim ID	b0228228-98cc-4e04-894f-0f672dfbc27e