. >> the different site is barry gordy blatantly exploited some of these artists.i'm saying -- you are saying it's not okay to work with barry gordy who is a great mind. you are saying you know what? >> the question is how do we pull barry gordy like people more accountable in terms of how they take care of their artists? and again as monty said there's a whole history of black artists regardless of john merra who did not get paid their due. record companies and we talk about any hip-hop artists about your 50,000-dollar dance. and the car and the cheap gold that you got and how much the record company, and we could be talking about rockefeller as easily as we are talking about any of the transnational companies. >> in the same sense, in the same sense those people created opportunities and we have utilized the opportunities and we enjoy them. we danced to the motown blitz, we did and we enjoyed it. i certainly did. i still love the temptations. >> i also think that. >> what i'm saying is there are two sides to the story. >> there's also a reflection for example you

. >> coming up next, what was it like to grow up in barry gordy's home when motown was at its peak?se this out of the archives from two years ago because they're both related to barry gordy. christmas parties and the like really influenced their music career. ♪ f provokes lust. ♪ it elicits pride... ...incites envy... ♪ ...and unleashes wrath. ♪ temptation comes in many heart-pounding forms. but only one letter. "f". the performance marque from lexus. ♪ just my imagination running away with me ♪ >> if you have you been watching cnn on thursday nights, you know what's coming up tonight, "the '60s" and motown. including lmfao. they talked to me a couple of years ago about what it's like growing up in barry gordy's house. >> you were, admittedly, in this inner circle of music. did you meet any of these famous people? did they give you advice? what piece of advice have you held on to? >> smoky is like uncle smoky. >> uncle smoky. what did uncle smoky tell you guys? >> christmas parties, you would see everybody there, rick james, everybody. it was more of being able to be in the presence

also last year was motown found are barry gordie and today philadelphia mayor michael nutter announced recipient of the merion anderson award. it honors individuals who have improved our world, beyond entertainment. >>> salvation army continues its fifth annual christmas in july today. red kettles will be on hand at clothes opinion at 15th and market to collect donations helping struggling philadelphians meet basic needs. >>> if you are getting ready to use part of the pennsylvania turnpike on your commute this morning your drive may be quicker, starting to day, that is because speed limit on portions of the road between morgan tune and blue mountain interchanges will go up to 07 miles april hour but some curves will be lowered for safety concerns. >> these speed limits were proposed as a way to get people and goods to their destinations faster. >> officials are expect to announce other sections where the posted speed limits will go up later today. drivers should note state police will also be beefing up enforcement on the turnpike with the new higher speed limits. >>> this morning pol

there was a desire on the part of barry gordie to take motown out of the fray. but couldn't.nd marvin gaye were the two central figures who kind of moved it into the area of politics. >> but anthony, all these people were talking about, they are still, you know, pertinent, listened to. rock stars today. in 2014. and we're talking about the '60s. and it's interesting to sort of juxtapose some of the musicians popping today versus these guys from the '60s, the longevity is incredible. why is it, do you think? >> well, it's really interesting, because nobody back then ever would have predicted that. there was a sense -- >> why not? >> well, because popular music was disposable. that was the very nature of it. you know, and the idea that you -- we would be sitting here talking about these people as artists, let alone 50 years later, would have been ludicr s ludicrous. it was unthinkable. but the culture changed. and the level of ambition on the part of those artists also changed. and that's part of it. because, you know, there is a real established history now. so people go back

. >> the different site is barry gordy blatantly exploited some of these artists.g -- you are saying it's not okay to work with barry gordy who is a great mind. you are saying you know what? >> the question is how do we pull barry gordy like people more accountable in terms of how they take care of their artists? and again as monty said there's a whole history of black artists regardless of john merra who did not get paid their due. record companies and we talk about any hip-hop artists about your 50,000-dollar dance. and the car and the cheap gold that you got and how much the record company, and we could be talking about rockefeller as easily as we are talking about any of the transnational companies. >> in the same sense, in the same sense those people created opportunities and we have utilized the opportunities and we enjoy them. we danced to the motown blitz, we did and we enjoyed it. i certainly did. i still love the temptations. >> i also think that. >> what i'm saying is there are two sides to the story. >> there's also a reflection for example you want to