Soul, money, and exploitation: the dark side of Motown Records
Motown Records produced a wealth of groundbreaking hit soul singles back in the 1960s, but the management style of boss Berry ...
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Motown Records, Founded on This Day in 1959, Broke Racial Barriers in Pop Music With Its Beloved Hits
On January 12, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. started Tamla Records with the help of an ... The label quickly hit its stride. Motown songs kept up with tunes by bands like the Beatles and the Rolling ...
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Hitsville USA: The 20 greatest Motown singles
Some 60-plus years later, Motown stands as a piece of living history — a flashpoint where African-American recording artists would find mainstream success. These include names like Marvin Gaye ...
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The Soul and Motown Show
Jenny Wilkes plays the best in Northern Soul, Tamla Motown, Atlantic, Stax and Philly. The Soul and Motown Show has seen a few incarnations on BBC WM, including Monday and Friday evenings and late ...