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Motown gives you a vocabulary of very, very specific moves.
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Professor Charles Sykes, who directs the African American Arts Institute at Indiana University, can attest to
Motown's impact and multigenerational appeal.
'Til the needle breaks: four top scholars discuss the enduring draw of Motown
It is one of the UK's best live
Motown shows and returns to Coventry with a new show combining first-class music, choreography and a live band celebrating 50 years of
Motown music.
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"Anyway, William came in and asked me to go to
Motown's legendary studio at 2648 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit Hitsville USA.
CULTURE: Martha does it her way; MOTOWN AT 50 She's a Motown 'survivor', but Martha Reeves is still dancing in the street. Andy Welch spoke to her ahead of a UK tour in June
And, should there be anyone out there left wondering why so many of us are still obsessed with the sounds of
Motown, let's let Daryl Easlea answer.
YOU KEEP US HANGING ON; SUNDAY FOCUS: Legendary Motown label celebrates 50th birthday
During the 1960s, more than 68
Motown singles reached the million-seller mark, and
Motown artists made an incredible amount of money performing in nightclubs and concerts.
Berry Gordy: America's First Black Music Mogul: the architect of the Motown sound ushered in a new era of music
Now, I don't know that he was, but as a Southern frat boy, he would have been ironically typical of the initial audiences for Stax Records, the Memphis-based label whose music, along with
Motown's, helped transport cultural integration to a broader plain.
Sweet soul music
West Grand Media Entertainment is an asset-management company owned by Berry Gordy, founder of
Motown Records.
Legendary Artists of Motown to be presented at Artexpo. (Exhibitor News)
In 1993, PolyGram and Polydor, along with group companies in the U.S., Germany and the Netherlands, purchased
Motown for more than 10 billion yen through a U.S.
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Motown has had one run so far, in a Newbury maiden in the autumn of 1997, when she was 10th of 24 to Mister Rambo and Fa-Eq.
Lambourn: Jack Goodman can lead the way home again
While whites generally view
Motown as a source of contemporary music, blacks say the record company's significance is much greater than that.
Motown's impact on American culture
Besides, '60s record companies such as Philles,
Motown, Red Bird, Scepter, and Wand all routinely made different versions of the same song with different artists from the same label.
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Alongside adverts for Tommy Cooper at La Dolce Vita nightclub, and the Don Smith Orchestra at the Oxford Galleries was one for a Tamla
Motown show at Newcastle City Hall.
From Motown to 'Mo-Toon' NOSTALGIA DAVE MORTON recalls the people and places of the North East EMAIL: david.morton.editorial@ncjmedia.co.uk TELEPHONE: 0191 2016437 WRITE TO: Dave Morton, ncjMedia, Eldon Court, @DaveSMorton Newcastle Chronicle - History Photosales - 0191 201 6000