Motown

regularly sing together. Once Michael’s father realized the potential his family had in making profit from this hobby, he sought recording contracts. Eventually, the Jackson 5 were discovered by Diana Ross from the Supremes and landed a contract with Motown Records. Throughout the tail end of the 60s and the early 70s, the Jackson 5 dominated the charts with hits like, “ABC”, “I Want You Back” and “I’ll Be There”. Because of Michael’s energy, talent, and young age, he quickly became a fan…

The Supremes Intro Imagine you’re at the Copa nightclub in 1965. The Supremes had just performed their opening song and your truly blown away. You ask Diana Ross for her autograph, and she remarks “This is the first autograph I’ve ever signed.” You then realized that this group of girls was going to inspire thousands of people. And that’s exactly what they did. Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, and Mary Wilson were three incredible women that made their mark on history. The Supremes were the top…

Edwin Starr was a well-known American singer from the 1960s. In the 1960s, there were many social issues, such as African-American civil rights movement, feminism, and the Vietnam war. Many artists stood out and spoke loudly to against unequal treatment and war, Edwin Starr was one of the great singers during that time. Before 1945, French had the highest status in Vietnam, Lao, and Cambodia; however, after 1949, with communist became more and more powerful at that time, Ho Chi Minh who led…

in their life. Because of his actions he is a true hero. Stevie Wonder is an amazing person and is an inspiration. Stevie Wonder was born premature and as a result was born blind despite being blind he had great musical vision and was signed to Motown records at just 11 years old after that his music career only grew was put in the Rock and…

special genre of music, a genre that had been brought out of slavery and the black struggle had been abandoned by its demographic, the black community. During this time period, the early sixties, blacks had generally turned their favoritism toward Motown and Jazz, leaving the blues behind. What had been created to bring ease to the minds of blacks was taken by young white people whom I’d like to refer to as…

We would like to have a few instrument rooms where patients can learn how to play the instruments, some listening rooms to calmly enjoy some Motown or modern music, and some rooms to just work on regular therapy to see how far one has gotten with the music. Our music therapists will work with families to provide ways to include successful music therapy techniques that support treatment across…

In the song “Boogieman”, artist Childish Gambino uses the allegory of the boogieman and a myriad of sound clips to present an embedded, but clear message on police brutality and the experiences of black people in the United States of America. Though the message of the song is entrenched in heavy themes, the track is upbeat and laced with funky seventies guitar riffs and groovy bass lines. It is so groove-able, that upon first listen one might not even catch some of the themes being laid out.…

Detroit city area. Exploring through the eyes of the writer, Detroit city has been identified as the motor city for its automobile factories (Ford, Chrysler, and General Motor ); sport teams such Detroit Pistons, Detroit Tigers and Detroit Lions; and Motown records headquarter. The automobiles called “The Three Big” were the bread and butter of this city. Immigrants and migration from everywhere were flocking Detroit city to chase the American dream; their population went through the roof.…

The first correlation came to my mind when reviewing Michael Jackson’s work and the reason of his success was he keep his music simple, it totally fits the idea of K.I.S.S. Target of popular music is everyone. Using the song “You are not Alone” as an example, the melodies of the song is very simple and it repeats the same chords. His message delivered to audiences via lyric in simple words. It is direct, easy to understand and acceptable for everyone from different background and ethic group.…

pursued his dreams. Stevie Wonder was born May 13, 1950. He taught himself piano and drums by age ten. During that time he was singing and playing drums in his church. When Stevie was thirteen, Stevie and Marvin Gaye wrote and performed “Fingertips” for Motown Records. In 1971, Stevie bought and owned Black Bull, a record company. Mostly Stevie’s friends used that company. For example Michael Jackson recorded “Don’t Stop Til’ You Get Enough”, and Stevie…