great Aretha Franklin, Motown stalwart Stevie Wonder, the Bee Gees, Elton John and the Beatles’Ed Sullivan Showperformance, among others. But as music’s most prominent platform fawns over legendary artists of the ‘60s and ‘70s, one can’t help but feel ...
Upon returning to the U.S. in 1976, Hervey landed a job as a writer/publicist for what might have been America’s most illustrious record labels in the 60s and 70s, Motown Records. Founded by the legendary Berry Gordy, its artist roster represented comprised the celebrated music stars in i...
I’m a total sucker for 60s-70s soul. If you visit these pages from time to time you’ll know that already. I’m more of a Stax man than a Motown man. I’ve always considered Stax to be the rough ‘n tumble, snotty nosed version of its more well-known big brother. If Stax a...
Motown enjoyed its greatest success between 1965 and 1968, when it dominated the Billboard charts. Although the company was never quite the force in the 1970s that it was in the ’60s (having lost several key performers), it was still a formidable enterprise with the Jackson 5, the Commodo...
Just as Grammy voters’ conservatism hurt Motown in the ’60s, that same tendency came to help Motown in the ’70s and ’80s, when their artists were the established veterans and their music was in Grammy voters’ comfort zone.Can’t Slow Down‘s album of the year victo...
You’d have to search far and wide to find someone who doesn’t have a favorite Motown song, or a much-loved song from one of the fabulous soul singers of the 50s, 60s, and 70s, making Motown Downtown the ideal show for anyone who simply loves incredible music! Read MorePhotos...
mrCharlie re-imagines classic rock and Motown of the ‘60s and ‘70s in a way that makes the listener hear — and experience — them in new and surprising ways. Throw in the polyrhythmic, syncopated double-drummer attack that allows mrCharlie more adventurous possibilities with their uniquely ...
with a characteristic style of black music that combined rhythm and blues with the rhythms and ballad style of pop music, often with orchestral backing. The company featured a stable of songwriters and composers that scored many hits in the 1960s and 70s, including Smokey Robinson and The ...
The Motown Records label is now considered to be one of the most influential labels of all time, selling millions of records throughout the '60s, '70s and '80s. This 50th Annivers... (展开全部) 喜欢听"Motown 50"的人也喜欢的唱片 ··· The Very Best Of 8.8 Pants plays Mayer 9.0...
While Motown was responsible for some of the greatest hit-makers in music history, people like Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye, the label also had its fare share of artists who only broke through once. While these Motown songs aren't as well known as the ones...