Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever ( The Jacksons, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross etc. )

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever is an awardwinning 1983 television special, produced by Suzanne de Passe for Motown Records, to commemorate Motown s 25th year (Motown was founded in January 1958). The program was taped before a live studio audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983, 1 and broadcast on NBC on May 16. Among its highlights were Michael Jackson s performance of Billie Jean, Smokey Robinson s longawaited reunion with The Miracles, a Temptations, Four Tops battle of the bands, Marvin Gaye s inspired speech about black music history and his memorable performance of What s Going On, a Jackson 5 reunion, and an abbreviated reunion of Diana Ross the Supremes, who performed their final, 1 hit, Someday We ll Be Together from 1969.