A history of motown records And the influences it has on music today. Tamla Records was founded on 12th January 1959 by Detroit born Berry Gordy. It was later renamed as Motown Records on April 14th 1960. Gordy started to record artists in a property he bought for $800, this headquarters of Motown Records became known as Hitsville USA. Motown played an important role in the racial integration of music as it was the first record company to be owned by an african-american and consisted mainly of african-american artists who achieved crossover success in the 1960’s.
The Golden Age of the Motown Sound By Vivian M. Baulch / The Detroit News March 1, 2000 That man, of course, was Berry Gordy Jr. Smokey Robinson saw something in Gordy, too, and urged him to start his own recording company. In 1959, Gordy borrowed $800 from his family and "Motown" was born. "It is probably true to say that Motown was as much Robinson's company as it was Gordy's, although Gordy was unquestionably the head of the company," author Sharon Davis wrote in her book, 'Motown, the History.' By 1972 Berry Gordy was the richest black man in America with an annual income in excess of $10 million. Berry Gordy Jr.: The genius behind Motown.
Kayleigh Vestal Backing It Up Standing in the Shadows of Motown is a documentary on the Funk Brothers and their influence on the Motown sound, being the backbone behind many of the genre’s greatest musicians such as Stevie Wonder and the Supremes. I personally found the film to be very enjoyable, and the history of the band was fascinating to watch, seeing their connections to these famous players and how their music coincides with the evolving trends of the decades. The show begins with a slow, funky bassline that walks along as the narrator introduces the Funk Brothers by way of floating text. In Detroit, Michigan, 1959, a new record company called Motown records gathered the best blues and jazz musicians the city had to offer. This band would go by the name the Funk Brothers.
Q.1) Give an overview of the case and explain how did Suzanne de passé manage to build the company? How Suzanne de Passé managed to build the Motown Company? Answer: Motown was the production company solely based on production of “music and black entertainment.” Motown found by Berry Gordy in 1959 which drew the raw talent of singers and song writers and with his creative instincts Motown industry grew and became the largest black owned company in the United States. Much of the Motown’s success during the 1960’s was credited to Gordy. Motown not only controlled the recording rights of its artistes but also the copy rights of their songs and personal appearances.
The song was written by two english singer/songwriters named Anthony Newly and Leslie Bricusse. Its original purpose was for the 1965 musical "The Roar of the Greaseplant - The Smell of the Crowd", and was originally sung by Cy Grant. I believe that Nina Simone's slightly contrasting version added a new light to the song and opened up many more doors for the growth of the song. Many different versions have been recorded since. Versions and other songs containing samples of Nina Simone's version The George Michael version contains samples, and is featured in Swedish hip hop group Fjärde Världen's song "Ingen Annan".
The Stax Records Story BY:Jeremy Skeen The Stax Records Story BY:Jeremy Skeen The Impact of Stax Records on Music History is monumental and will always be remembered for many generations to come. In 1957, a brother and sister started a small record label called "Satellite " in Brunswick, Tennessee. Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton had a dream of putting out records and recording artists of all types no matter the race. They both took out loans and mortgage, and quit their jobs, too make this dream they had as youth come true. During the spring months of 1959, Stewart recorded and produced his first black group, the Veltones.
Those were positive rappers who wanted to have an effect on people’s lives. However in the late 90s leading up to the current day rappers, rap music has definitely changed. Rappers today only rap about women, sex, drugs, and violence. Anderson and Stewart state “Some commentators have criticized rap for its lack of traditional Eurocentric musical characteristics” (Anderson & Stewart, 316). Today’s rap music downgrades women in many different ways which has an impact on the African American community.
Rhythm and blues was popular among the African American population, but until the early fifties, the white audience had little interest in this type of music. African American singers were the first to play Rock’ n’ Roll. Production studios became interested in this style of music and introduced it to America. For teenagers, listening to Rock ‘n’ Roll became a way of being a part of something exciting, as well as a way to rebel against the standards of society. Rock ‘n’ Roll became more popular among the younger audience.
R&B/race-records were music only for black people and slaves. The R&B genre later turned into blues and jazz and out of jazz and a little country came Rock ‘n’ Roll. But in the present America a lots of people just listen to the regular and mainstream pop. I think it’s sad to see much good, even though old, music disappearing in the coming generation. Even though I like America I think that some artists have gone too far and don’t deserve their fame.
Motown and American Culture Motown, whose name derived from the Ford Motor Company, assembled the soul and pop classics that changed America under the leadership of Berry Gordy Jr. A former boxer and automobile worker, Berry Gordy was a songwriter when at he and his friend, Smokey Robinson, a songwriter ten years younger than Gordy decided to establish Motown Records. Motown aspired to bridge the gap of racial discrimination by producing music that could appeal to all people, regardless of the color of their skin. Through the creation of a distinctive soul sound with obvious elements of pop influence, Motown produced unique music featuring artists such as The Jackson Five, The Supremes, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and many others. Motown was a black-owned business that gave America something they just could not get enough of, some groovy music. Social and economic class being at the heart of the Motown enterprise from the inception of the company through the mid-1980s, is vivid through their upbringing of the lower-income African American people, their devotion to making music the younger social class, and their The Motown enterprise aimed to please the African American people who were at the bottom of the social and economic class.