Diana Ross was born in Detroit‚ Michigan‚ on March 26‚ 1944. Diana has had an exciting and yet rough life. What makes Diana Ross an important part of history is that she sings soul‚ R&B and pop. Although she isn’t known as the greatest singer‚ she is a great performer. She was first noticed when she was part of the group "The Supremes." The group had their first hit in 1964‚ "Where Did Our Love Go‚" and went on to have several more hits such as "Stop In the Name of Love" and "You Can’t Hurry
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Motown Records marketed their releases as an all-inclusive “Sound of Young America” and succeeded in selling their records to both white and black audiences. Motown’s focus on the subject matter of the songs‚ the presentation of their artists to the public‚ and the perception that they remained at least neutral on political and social issues aided in their ability to crossover. This is the accepted narrative in the retelling and analysis of Motown Records in the 1960s. Suzanne Smith‚ in Dancing
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Apology”: The Motown Sound and the Politics of Black Culture Chapter 4 in the book Dancing in the Street: Motown and the Cultural Politics of Detroit by Suzanne E. Smith focuses primarily on Motown’s popularity and “the question of the relationship of the negro artist and his or her art to black struggle”(Smith‚ 139). Langston Hughes believed that “all forms of black culture‚ including popular music‚ confronted these issues (black struggle) in some way during the civil rights years‚ and Motown music was
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Motown music was created in the suburbs of Detroit‚ Michigan in the late 1950s. Motown was born when Berry Gordy founded his record company Tamla Records‚ a branch of which was called Motown. Gordy‚ an entrepreneur and visionary‚ helped write and produce many early songs of the type. The company became a big hit in the midwest and eventually all across America. Gordy‚ being an african-american man in the 1950s‚ was a huge believer in Civil Rights. He recorded and put out Martin Luther King‚ Jr’s
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Motown Auto Parts Distributor The Motown Auto Parts Wholesale division has spent the past 40 years perfecting the art of providing top quality products and premium services to off-road parts and accessories dealers. Through a variety of channels and resources‚ Motown Auto Parts has done its best to circulate the best in off-road components‚ while also catering to the personal needs of private distributors. Whether you’re looking to revamp your showroom floor with the newest products and brands
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Detroit‚ located near the Great Lakes‚ was the biggest city of heavy industry in the 1950s and 1960s. The Big Three automobile companies such as Ford‚ GM and Chrysler‚ had their manufacturing plants in Detroit at that time. People called this city as Motown‚ a compound word of Motor Town. Berry Gordy Jr. came back to Detroit after the Korean War in 1953 and he run a jazz record store with his friends. He was absorbed in blues and bebop and used to write songs as his hobby. Since he was a versatile person
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Stevie Wonder Biography He started playing at the local church and soon became something of a neighborhood sensation. Ronnie White of the Miracles arranged an audition with Motown Records’ Berry Gordy Jr.‚ who quickly signed him and named him "Little" Stevie Wonder. His first album‚ ’Little Stevie Wonder the 12 Year Old Genius’‚ made the child a huge star‚ and gave Stevie a number one hit with single ’Fingertips’. The following year‚ he enrolled in the Michigan School for the Blind‚ where he
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The Life of The Prince of Motown Marvin Gaye known as “The Prince of Motown” or “The Prince of Soul” has experienced many things in his lifetime. From his early years having trouble with his father to his later years being addicted to drugs‚ but that didn’t stop him from becoming an extremely successful musician and influence on the black community. All that being said‚ Marvin Gaye’s illustrious career is faced with many prosperous achievements‚ but a lot of tough obstacles as well. Marvin Gay
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and in the Moonglows before singing with Motown. Gaye’s fathers raised him under very strict rules as a youth; as a child always found peace in music. As a child he mastered the drums and piano. His father encouraged him to play the piano as long as he stuck with religious music. Gaye was a natural musician; even though he never learned to read music he could play any tune by ear. Gaye started off singing in his father’s church before signing with Motown Records. Before Gaye went to high school his
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he started taking action in his career at a very young age. Stevie was also known as Steveland Morris‚ he played the harmonica‚ banged on toy drums‚ and sang in the church choir. Everyone knew what he was capable of but no one was prepared for his Motown audition. His mother‚ who was having a hard time supporting the family at the time‚ Could not afford to buy the things that Stevie wanted. The others soon came through‚ his barber for example‚ bought him a harmonica. At a Lion’s Club party one year
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