Motown played a vital role in the racial integration of popular music as an African American-owned label that achieved crossover success with white audiences.
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Motown, recording company founded by Berry Gordy, Jr., in Detroit in January 1959 that became one of the most successful Black-owned businesses and one of the most influential independent record companies in American history. The company gave its name to the hugely popular style of soul music that it created.
Detroit-born Motown is uniquely American, a melting-pot triumph with pop music craft at its heart and capitalist hustle in its gut.
Motown began as a Detroit label with a roster of artists that gave a pop sensibility to soul music. Tune in for all the classic Motor City hits!
The Cheat Sheet: How Motown Founder Berry Gordy Inspired Michael Jackson’s ‘Billie Jean’
Founded in 1985 by Esther Gordy Edwards—former Motown Records executive and sister to Motown founder, Berry Gordy—Motown Museum is home to iconic Hitsville U.S.A., Studio A, and an extensive array of Motown artifacts, photographs, apparel and memorabilia.
Step back in time with Motown Classic artists such as Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Supremes and so many more...
Berry Gordy’s vision rendered a historical sound that was engineered by Motown Records that was headquartered at Hitsville recording studio
Michael Jackson‘s “Billie Jean” is a song about a man who may or may not have fathered a child with a woman he doesn’t like. One of Jackson’s brothers explained the song’s connection to Motown founder ...