Trivia: Which song earned Motown its first Grammy Award?
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Fight the Power
I Can’t Help Myself
Cloud Nine
The correct answer is Cloud Nine
So why is this answer correct? : Motown has had its share of Grammy winners, but “Cloud Nine” started it all, taking home the award for Best Rhythm and Blues Group Performance in 1969. Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield wrote the song, as well as The Temptations’ “I Can’t Get Next to You” and “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone,” which won three Grammys in 1972.