Motown vignettes: Bill Clinton, Ted Nugent, Patti LaBelle and others riff on the label’s 50th

Motown vignettes: Clinton, Judd, others talk music

For the 50th anniversary of the founding of Motown Records, The Associated Press over a period of months invited stars from the fields of music, politics and film to visit Studio A to talk about how the Detroit musical movement has affected them and the larger world.

Some were able to make it to the Motown Historical Museum, which houses the studio. Others shared their thoughts over the telephone or in interviews at various Detroit-area locations.

These are their stories: