influenced American music throughout the years‚ Motown has been the most influential. Motown is the most significant era in popular music because it completely broke racial barriers and created a style of catchy music that lives on today. Before Motown‚ music was old‚ tired‚ and segregated. Jazz had been popular for so many years‚ it was time for something new and that’s exactly why Berry Gordy began the pop culture sensation that we know as Motown. Before Motown‚ artists were not judged by their talent
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Supremes‚ Bob Marley and the Temptations are my favorite singers of all time. Bob Marley’s mission with music was to spread peace. He often based his songs on social‚ political‚ and economic issues. The Supremes and the Temptations are well known Motown performers. Diana Ross and the Supremes were devoted to the music industry. Their lyrics were innocent and based on love. Songs by the Temptations were equally catchy and fun‚ their songs were also equipped with choreography. Today‚ songs from Bob
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Berry Gordy: The founder of Motown Berry Gordy‚ Jr.‚ was born in Detroit Michigan on November 28‚ 1929. He was the seventh of eight children of Berry‚ Sr. and Bertha Gordy. Berry Gordy‚ Jr. dropped out of the school after his junior year to become a professional boxer; he decided to get out of the fight game at about the time the Army drafted him in 1951. In 1953‚ he married Thelma Coleman and in 1954 his first child was born‚ a daughter Hazel Joy. By 1959 they had two other children‚ named
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much oxygen‚ he was left blind. Throughout life‚ Stevie never let his disability hold him back. By age 10‚ he had already taught himself how to play a multitude of instruments including‚ piano‚ harmonica‚ and drums. Soon after‚ he was discovered by Motown Records and was dubbed “Little Stevie Wonder.” This child prodigy released his first album at age 12. Through his music‚ Wonder has painted beautiful imagery for us all to enjoy. Stevie Wonder has dedicated his life to music and has become one of
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Temptations‚ Diana Ross‚ and everybody’s all time favorite Michael Jackson to share the gift of R&B with us. Berry Gordy‚ Founder and owner of the Tamla-Motown family record labels‚ established Motown Records as one of the most important independent labels in the early ’60s. Assembling an industrious staff of songwriters‚ producers‚ and musicians‚ Motown Records built one of the most impressive rosters of artist in the history of pop music and became the largest and most successful independent record
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starts‚ the effect is visually arresting. This type of stage act is reminiscent of the Motown revues that featured its legendary artists (The Supremes‚ The Temptations‚ Jackson 5‚ Martha and the Vandellas‚ to name a few). The big difference is that K-pop artists have to look so postcard-pretty that some of them are required to undergo medical procedures to alter their faces. Also‚ there was no need for a Motown concert to have fancy stages because the artists’ vocal prowess and the music’s pulsating
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then as a solo artist. The mention of her name evokes the indelible image of the broadly smiling diva‚ the long hair‚ sequined gowns‚ etc. Ross first recorded on the small lupine label in 1959‚ as a member of the Primettes. The group signed to Motown in1961‚ and later changed their names to the supremes. In 1963‚ all the singles released by the supremes featured Diana Ross as the lead singer. That year they first hit the top 40 with "when the love light starts shining through his eyes". In 1964
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OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE One first impression people have of me is that I’m very quiet and reserved … which is true.My general tendency has always been to keep to myself and speak when spoken to. One story that my mother likes to tell about me is about my first day in preschool when I was only about 3 years old. She came to pick me up and the teachers were very concerned and said‚ “She was very good‚ but she only played by herself. She didn’t interact with any of the other kids. Is she ok?” To
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Smokey Robinson: Writing for the Souls of Others Growing up in a house with “grown folks music‚” my sisters and I have heard many people or groups played loudly‚ (Marvin Gaye‚ Diana Ross and the Supremes‚ Natalie Cole‚ and Smokey Robinson just to name a few) while watching our father sing along‚ swaying back and forth‚ while snapping his fingers‚ closing his eyes‚ and being taken away by the music and it’s lyrics. He would often say to us‚ “You don’t know nothing ‘bout this‚ y’all too young
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brought hits from all kinds of different singers and groups‚ it was called Motown. Motown was founded by Berry Gordy on January 12‚ 1959. Berry Gordy had borrowed eight hundred dollars from his family to start a record company. The name‚ a combination of motor and town‚ had also become a nickname for Detroit. Gordy applied the principles he learned in the factory for production of records and creation of musical groups. Motown played an important role in the racial integration of popular music as an
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