The History of R&B By facebooker_100001242573621 Jan 1, 1950 R&B is music was born during the 1950's R&B stands for Rythm and Blues. Jan 12, 1959 Motown Records was founded May 1, 1959 Marv Johnson released "Come to Me" Apr 14, 1960 Motown Records Corporation Motown Records and Tamla Records merge to create Motown Records Corporation, Jan 1, 1967 Berry Gordy Purchased the "Motown Mansion" Jun 28, 1988 Berry Gordy sold Motown Records to MCA and Boston Ventures. Jan 1, 1989 Berry Gordy sold the Motown Productions TV/film operations Jan 12, 2009 The Fiftieth Anniversary of Motown Records