Mapping Motown: The Sites Sacred To the Sound - Curbed Detroit
Oct 30, 2014 · With the eventual end of the Motown Recording label in Detroit, the birth of the Motown Historical Museum began in 1985. Open in Google Maps. Foursquare. 2648 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48208....
Motown - Wikipedia
Motown was the most successful soul music label, with a net worth of $61 million. During the 1960s, Motown achieved 79 records in the top-ten of the Billboard Hot 100 between 1960 and 1969.
MOTOWN: A Story Map Overview - ArcGIS StoryMaps
Nov 30, 2023 · Berry Gordy Jr. wanted Motown's African American artists to transcend racial boundaries. After a loan of $800 from his family, he founded Motown Records in his apartment. By keeping artists pictures off of album covers it helped break social boundaries during the …
Detroit map on Motown labels? - soulfuldetroit.com
Jul 23, 2018 · Those maps were made by Rand, McNally & Co. The map on the label can be matched up by the run of maps that used contour lines on the outer edges of lakes and the oceans. Of course, the big star atop Detroit was put there by Motown, and was not on Rand, McNally's maps.
Map of Motown: the sites that made the legendary Detroit label
Berry Gordy’s label reshaped pop forever, and this guide highlights the spots around the Motor City that were home to his biggest stars. MARK GUARINO. Sunday 13 December 2015 07.00 EST. Launched in 1959, Motown Records would release some of music’s most unforgettable soul and pop records of the next three decades.
VinylBeat.com: LP Label Guide: Record Labels M - O: MOTOWN
Motown 7. (1) White label with blue logo 6000 only {1961}. (2A-B) Map label with the star over the W in Motown 600-610 {1961}. There are two varieties shown, probably from different pressing plants.
The Motown Story - Classic Motown
The Motown Story contains eighteen tracks which reached the British Top 10, including two-time smash “What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted” by Jimmy Ruffin. Eight songs written and produced by Smokey Robinson , including the Temptations’ signature tune, “My Girl.”
Motown Special (1962, Vinyl) - Discogs
Disc has 2nd Motown "map" label, which is dark blue on the bottom 2/3 of the label with silver printing. The top 1/3 of the label has a map of the U.S. extending from the Atlantic to the western edge of Kansas with a red star at Detroit, Michigan on the right side of the map.
Motown Album Discography, Part 1 (1961-1981) - bsnpubs.com
Apr 14, 1999 · The top 1/3 of the label had a map of the United States extending from the Atlantic to the western edge of Kansas, with a red star at Detroit, Michigan. "MOTOWN" in red and white, there is no yellow on the label.
The Motown Sound - ArcGIS StoryMaps
One of the many important aspects of Motown's early years was the attention to creating a kind of "brand" for the label, not just in their visual marketing but also by making recordings that had a distinctive kind of sound and musical style.
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