Motown Alumni Reception and Bop to Ballroom

The Motown 50th anniversary party, Bop to the Ballroom, was held on Nov. 20 at the Roostertail in Detroit. Motown alumni were on hand to sign autographs at the event, which led up to the gala. Photographs by Andrea Stinson Oliver

Nov. 20, 2009

Angelo Bond, Barrett Strong	Audley Smith, Catherine Blackwell	Barry Gordy	Betty Shelton, Barry Gordy	Bobby Rogers, Horatio Williams
Carol Brown, Cheryl Ruffin	Chuck Bennett, Horatio Williams	Chuck Bennett, Lois Reeves, Horatio Williams	Daphne Gray, Michael Quatro, Dine Schoenith	Delisa Wright-Mitchell, Fuller Gordy, Denise Able, Robert Gordy, Robin and Curtis Terry
Elesha Mattos, Robin Terry, Katherine Anderson-Schaffner, Keisha Schaffner-Leonard	Ella Gaines-McGhee, Patricia Trotter	Eric Wheelwright, Maria Kane	Eskedar, Elesha Mattos	Eskedar, Lois and Denise Gordy, Sandra Gibbons
Hanna Donawa, Terry Ann Sorzano, Miriam Palaico	Iris Gordy, Eric Wheelwright	Jeanne Sorensen, Chrystal Johnson	Joan Rogers, Denise Pendleton	Marcia Holt, Jennifer Robertson