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Its name, a portmanteau of motor and town, has become a nickname for Detroit, where the label was originally headquartered. 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.
9 Ιαν 2019 · On 12 January 1959, the music sensation that changed America – and the world beyond it – was set in motion. Detroit-born 29-year-old Berry Gordy founded Tamla Records with an $800 loan from his...
16 Σεπ 2024 · Motown, recording company founded by Berry Gordy, Jr., in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., in 1959 that became one of the most successful Black-owned businesses and one of the most influential independent record companies in American history.
Exploring the roots of your favorite soul and pop tunes often leads to one legendary name: Motown Records. Founded by Berry Gordy Jr. in 1959, this Detroit powerhouse revolutionized music for generations. Our blog takes you through Motown’s incredible journey, from its humble beginnings to its peak with stars like Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye.
Motown Records. With an $800 loan from his family, Berry Gordy, Jr. founded Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, adding the Motown label later that year. Gordy’s first successful act was signed as The Matadors, but their name was quickly changed to The Miracles.
While civil rights protesters in the 1960s and ’70s voiced Black demands for full equality, it was Motown’s music that brought African American voices and faces into homes across the nation, introducing baby boomers and their parents to Black culture. Motown’s success was progress itself.
5 Ιαν 2024 · Motown was founded in 1959 as Tamla Records, and it acquired the name Motown in April 1960 – the ideal time to launch a record company built on black music. In the early 60s, the music industry...
