Motown

Similar to Motown, the party brought black and white LGBT students together. There were a bunch of different genres and some of the songs were by black artists like Nicki Minaj and the white attendees knew all the words; however, while students of all races were in…

Ross was born on March 26, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan. Ross started to develop her reputation as a teenager when singing with the group the Primettes. After losing a member in 1960 the R&B and pop trio change their name to the Supremes and signed to Motown records. In 1961 Supremes scored their first number one record with “Where Did Love Go” and broke musical records by having a streak of four additional singles on the charts. The group scored a monumental 12 number one hit making them Americas…

Examining yourself to write a cultural autobiography is a daunting task. The counseling program forces you to learn about your life and uncover things you may not realize. The current election has brought diversity and differing cultures to society’s forefront and I think now, more than ever, I am more aware and readily able to identify myself as a cultural being. With these revelations, my connection to and understanding of my own culture, will only assist me in my career of counseling…

Introduction Detroit, Michigan is a unique city boasting of an iconic past, a gloomy present, and a potentially bright future. Once one of America’s largest and most thriving cities because of professional opportunities in the automotive industry, Detroit fell to devastating lows after the loss of thousands of jobs from Ford Motor, General Motors, and Chrysler. Detroit is the 18th overall most populated city in the United States, the largest city in the State of Michigan, and recently became the…

The Vietnam war, Civil Rights Movement, student protests and the counter culture had a big impact on America throughout the 1960s. The Vietnam war was first accepted by the American people, but gradually people, especially young people, began rejecting the war. The Civil Rights Movement was an ongoing battle for years, but 1960 brought bigger changes for blacks and was also instrumental in getting rights passed for women. College campuses across the country saw some of the biggest riots in…

In the 1940’s , the prologue to the Civil Rights Movement began in Detroit with the thousands of black migrants . Jobs in the auto industry gave blacks an opportunity for work but not equal opportunity in economics . Racial tensions began in Detroit over jobs and use of public spaces . When Pearl Harbor was attacked , the industry in autos began making more bombs than cars and blacks were integrated because of the war efforts . A race war erupted in 1943 , rioting broke out with whites beating…

These days, it's normal to hear the combination of various styles of music. Truth be told, American music is more incorporated than previously and exhibits distinctive music from around the globe. Consolidating distinctive styles of music was famously done as ahead of schedule as the twentieth century with the development of American well-known music. One style of music that affected well-known music was African American music. At the time, American mainstream music was expanding with various…

Contemporary R&B Musical Influences of this Century Ranging from rock and roll to classical and even to hip-hop, music has been a major influence in the lives of the people of this planet since its creation. In the words of LeQuita C. Harrison, in the article titled, The Affects of R&B Music in Gender&Youth, “Music has been around for centuries captivating the hearts and minds of people all around the world” (2013). Specifically, the music created by contemporary R&B artists in this century…

Throughout history, war antagonists transformed their concern, empathy, and anger into emotional poetry, visual art, or music. Although war culture typically fell into the pro-war category, the Vietnam War’s musical culture was different from other wars in that its song fell into the anti-war category because of the negative sentiment towards the war that new technology and the media were perpetuating. Rock and Roll eventually became knows as the “weapon of cultural revolution”, as it influenced…

I don’t know how the wonderful music history of Memphis pass me by but somehow It did! I have always heard that Memphis is known for its music history, especially the blues, but I never investigated the theory for myself. The instructor at the college challenged me to write a paper about the history of the Stax Museum in a reflection paper and I am really glad she did. It influenced me to finally take the time to view the history of Memphis firsthand starting with the Stax Museum. The research,…