Gordy displayed a knack for identifying and bringing together musical talent, and he signed artists such as The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations and Jackson 5.?? Ashford & Simpson -- the husband and wife duo that got their start writing songs for artists like Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin -- joined Motown Records in 1966.?? In his interview, Nickolas Ashford talks about the origins of the