February 12, 1958:
The Silhouettes hit #1 with "Get a Job"…
In January 1958, knowing the Silhouettes tune was a major hit, Barry Gordy recorded the Five Chimes’ first recording, "Got a Job", as an answer song to the Silhouettes' tune...
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| Gordy shortly thereafter struck a deal with George Goldner's End Records to distribute the single… |
Before the song was released, the Five Chimes changed their name to the Miracles, taking it from the moniker "Miracletones", with the "'Tones" taken out…
After earning only $3.19 for his production success, Gordy was told by Robinson to form his own label, which Gordy did, forming Tamla Records in 1959…
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The rest, as they say,
is MOTOWN MAGIC…
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