Motown

(Figure3) His music videos showed his dance moves which were also imitated by others. His most famous dance move is known as, the moonwalk, it became every ones favorite move after he first showed it off while performing “Billie Jean” during the Motown 25 TV special in 1983. This move is considered one of the iconic performances in the TV history. Just about the same time as the moonwalk became popular, Michael began to wear one glove that was customized it was made with rhinestones covering…

There, Rock With You, Thriller, and Man In The Mirror, is a tribute to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Born in 1958, the eighth child of the Jackson family started his professional music career at the age of six as a member of the Jackson 5. The Motown ensemble attained a crossover following, scoring seventeen top forty singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including I Want You Back and I’ll Be There. While still maintaining close ties with the Jackson 5, in 1971 Jackson began to focus on his…

consciousness and political statements. Events like the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Vietnam War, and the progression of the Civil Rights Movement all inflicted change in music. During the 1960’s, many genres of music emerged, like Motown and R&B, folk and protest music, and the many subgenres of rock music, such as surf rock and hard rock. In the early to mid-1960’s, many British rock bands and pop artists became popular in the U.S. and all across the world. This time period…

The musical has gone through many changes in its lifetime. Its has been developed, explored and performed in millions of theatres around the world. But what really are the foundations of the art form itself? All of the three elements are really important, but there is one that stands out and has changed the most. That would be the music. The music has served the musical in many ways. It serves the characters extended feelings of fulfillment and gives the audience something to hum out of the…

turn when he started working with music producer Quincy Jones. Jones and Jackson met on the set of The Wiz, movie in which Michael started working on because his brothers and himself weren’t as popular as they used to be when they first signed up to Motown (Herbert, 2009). Michael wanted to be in the scene for a long time had no idea how to do it, so he contacted his new friend Quincy Jones for some advice. The Off the Wall Era (1978-1981) began with four singles released from his new album,…

The (3-16) Los Angeles Lakers are in the D, set to battle, the (11-9) Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The purple and gold, had their moments against the Hawks, both good and bad, put on a fourth quarter push only to fall short, 100-87, for their 16th loss of the season. The game provided some positives; the Lakers out-rebounded the Hawks, had four players score in double-digits and an aggressive D’Angelo Russell posted his first career double-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds…

I mean, I really can be me, I’m happy, I’m carefree and I’m gay, I was born this way! I’m happy, I’m carefree and I’m gay, I was born this way!”— Carl Bean In 1978, Carl Bean, a Black gay male singer from Baltimore who was signed to the legendary Motown Records, released not only a triumphant anthem for gay communities across the globe, but a profound declaration through song that was a bold coming out statement, which spread across mainstream radio spaces. An audacious record for its time, “I…

Stronger by Kevin Ross is an amazing motivational song, and it speaks volume to how to control life and not let in control you. This song is one of the songs, that when I hear it, I get hyped and think I can do anything. Kevin Ross is part of the Motown/ Universal Records Record Label and has more than 4 albums. Throughout the song Kevin…

originated in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It combines elements of African American gospel music, rhythm and blues and jazz. Soul music became popular for dancing and listening in the United States as where record labels such as Motown, Atlantic and Stax were influential in the civil rights era. Soul also became popular around the world, directly influencing rock music and the music of Africa. Soul music has its roots in traditional African American gospel music and…

streets and the fire hydrant shooting water out. She talks about dropping food coloring in her eye. This, to me, paints a picture of any girl trying so hard to become someone she is not. When the speaker says, "Its fists and flames and life according to Motown…"(17), it shows she is a girl that is willing to fight for her beliefs and culture. Even though imagery is important, I believe that the figures of speech were the main reason that I could relate to and interpret this poem. When the…