Motown

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hard rock, Motown, Acapella, all becoming recognizable in their distinctiveness. Music became a huge influence on the younger generation and was used to define the lifestyles of rockers, hippies, and protesters. The music of the time often reflected the changing social…

This artist was born April 29, 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She would later become one of the most famous women to have been signed to Motown records. Furthermore, she would proceed to make some of the greatest duet classics. She sadly had a very difficult truncated life. At an early age she was raped in a school yard by three teenage boys. Her mother was put in an asylum for her mental disorder. This artist would also have a series of violent intimate relationships with other big name…

significant turning point through America and all over the world. The stereotype was slowing fading and soulful African American music was set to become a global trend without limits on the demographic to whom solely listened to it. In the music industry, Motown records had a profound influence on up and coming artists and those who listened to them. Created on the 12 January 1959 by one Berry Gordy. It became not only a record corporation that created African American soul music, it was the…

Four Seasons, Brenda Lee, Roy Orbison, Gene Pitney, Del Shannon, the Shirelles, and Phil Spector. Berry Gordy launched the Motown label in 1959, the dawn of the Dark Ages, The label also had seen the successful starts to the careers of four more Hall of Famers: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Martha & the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, and Stevie Wonder. How was this a “Dark Age”? Motown had even earned the nickname, "Hitsville U.S.A." A lot of Motown’s misses are better than the era’s “hits.”…

day I would arrive home listening to Motown music on the record player, food on the stove, and my mother nagging about our homework. Not much of a battle for her because conditions were good, great music, delicious food, and mama was overwhelmingly happy. My mother was born in the 70s so, Rhythm and Blues or Motown sound as described by Jean Ferris; the author of America’s Musical Landscape (pg.278) was her era. My grandmother was very religious and since Motown did not curse or use the…

Stevie Wonder is one of the most critically- acclaimed musicians of today who expertly manages to keep the Motown spirit alive in today’s ever changing pop culture generation. His feats include using his obvious impairments to better his music and stage presence, his ability to master the piano, drums and harmonica at a young age, and the legacy he leaves behind that makes him one of the most prominent artists still known today. His music is a fusion of soul and R&B with pop accents and jazz…

described as artistic deja vu, connections can be drawn between various works of art. In Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the sun, numerous themes and ideas shown in the play within the characters not only have a strong correspondence to the Motown songs from the Civil Rights era but also the famous works of poet and writer: Langston Hughes. Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” displays some of the same themes from the play A Raisin in the Sun and closely relates to some of the characters.…

influence Southern Soul had from gospel music. One of the most famous Southern Soul artists was Otis Redding. Otis Redding signed with Stax records and put out his debut album for them in 1964. Redding also embodied one of the main differences between Motown and Southern Soul; not conforming. Arguably Redding’s most famous song, “The Dock of the Bay”, was disliked by Stax records. They thought it wasn’t with the style of Southern Soul and even his own band thought it might stray away from the…

“The King of Pop” The 1980’s was a time of inspiration. Music had a big impact on the young people in the eighties, from the way they dressed, to the way they acted. “The King of Pop” Michael Jackson; was one of the most popular artists during this time, climbing his way to the top. Staring out in a family band to becoming the most popular pop artist of the time. During the sixties before Michael became the “King of Pop” he started out in his family band, “The Jackson Five”. The group was made…