Motown

Music is an integral part of modern society. Melodies, tunes, and rhythms bind people in a way that no other form of artwork can. Music also offers the musicians and composers an opportunity to express themselves through their work. Every musician gets his or her own opportunity to share his or her thoughts and feelings. And every listener of music can form their own thoughts and opinions about the songs they listen to. That is because no two songs are alike; or are they? Music has been around…

More often than not, the phrase of ‘the night is still young’ will always be coining the ears of some individuals. In the middle of the night, a certain extent of the phrase is perpetuated until it is suitable to cater a positive morale for those who are doing their assignments, especially for those who enforce some catch-up of their work till the brink of time; however, slowly but surely, the body of those individuals will persuade them to sleep, breaking down their spirits pieces by pieces,…

economic hardship for African Americans who needed to care for their family’s. Stax was the most successful record label ever to come out of Memphis, Tennessee. It was one of the most popular soul music record labels of all time! It was second only to Motown in sales and influence, but first in down home jazz, soul and blues. The…

On December sixth I embarked on an adventure with five classmates to the beautiful 1 downtown of Napa to watch student bands from Diablo Valley College perform. The whole gang consisted of Issac, Issac, Sam, Jesse, Carl, and I. We all drove to Napa and may have gotten lost a few times, but arrived early. We arrived to the cute town of Napa and decided to all have lunch at a cute Mexican restaurant called Taqueria Rosita. After we all headed over to the venue called Silo’s which was very small…

Every song has its unique theme which expresses critical messages and reflects the life at a particular time. One of the most influential R&B (rhythm and blues) song is the anti-war song "what's going on" by Marvin Gaye on 21 may 1971. It is one of the top twenty political songs as mentioned in New-statesman by Jennifer Thompson. The "what's going on" song and its album have the same name. The album comprises nine songs which related to each other so it has been categorized as a song cycle. The…

Catholic Church, Book Cadillac Hotel, Chrysler House, Penobscot Building, and the Renaissance Center which houses General Motors World Headquarters. Each of these buildings demonstrates an ecclesiastical design. Numerous people know Detroit as Motown, the Motor City, Automotive Capital, or simply “The D”. There are several diverse structures…

The Kings of the Music Industry Two of America’s all time music icons, Elvis Presley “The King of Rock and Roll” and Michael Jackson “The King of Pop” and how they changed the music industry. Elvis Presley was born on Jan 8, 1935 to Gladys and Vernon Presley in East Tupelo, Mississippi. Unfortunately at the time of birth Elvis’s twin brother Jesse was stillborn, and Elvis grew up an only child. While Michael Jackson was born on Aug 29, 1958 to Katherine and Joe Jackson in Gary Indiana.…

What does it mean to be human? This question can be answered in million different ways. For myself, I had too many responses to choose from, either pressure, power, purpose, community, dreams, and so on. With a combination of all ideas, I ended up telling my story on how I have worked to create the best version of myself and continue to do so. From a different perspective, I wanted to trigger a larger crowd because Detroit is culture, traditions, and talents. I feel that everyone has small or…

The people and experiences a person encounters throughout their life can greatly influence their behavior and actions. While some are affected positively, others battle incompatible adversities throughout their journey of life. This is apparent in numerous pop stars and performers lives. Some leading artists and performers, such as Christina Aguilera, Nicki Minaj and Missy Elliott, underwent exposure that made them who they are today. A performer that greatly portrays this characteristic is…

Russell Simmons coming from a black community and have been exposed to ganger and drug dealing. Who would have expected that he will be a successful innovator like Ted Turner, who was brought up from a wealthy and educated family, to become a Broadway producer. Simmons does not have an invention mindset to begin with, but he was from an entrepreneurship and with his ability to create opportunity that leads him to innovate on hip hop. Simmons idea was able to bring a change to the racism and…