We could only be talking about Motown Records, founded on January 12, 1959 by Berry Gordy Jr, who was born in the city he helped make synonymous with soulfulness, Detroit, on November 28, 1929. Unfailingly spritely, just ahead of his 90th birthday, Gordy announced his retirement at the ...
” said Mr. Bardwell. “In addition, his contribution to the public sector is also very relevant to what he will bring to Motown. He was a commissioner with the City of Irvine’s Investment Commission and...
Why is it called Motown? The record label was called Motown after the nickname given to the city of Detroit. Motown is the nickname for Motor Town. What kind of music is Motown? The music of Motown is a blend of popular (pop) and soul music. The Motown sound was soulful, sultry, up...
ship it out, and recreate similar sounds over and over again quickly. He innovated the music industry with this technique. Motown music had a distinctive sound, that you automatically knew what it was the second you heard it. However, the celebrated success didn’t last for long soon after…...
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Motown music was a genre of music that was founded before a famous band called the Beetles. It was a genre of music that was based out of Detroit that was targeted to be more of an African American record label. According to Gilbert Cruz author of the article “A Brief History of Motow...
This July the city of Detroit is implementing a new property fee. Property owners are now charged for every square foot of impervious surface on their property because it discharges to the storm sewage system, which is hopelessly overused. The Motown Movement is researching how putting a green ...
“The world is going to be celebrating Motown throughout this 60-year anniversary, but no other city can claim the birthplace,” says Terry. “For Detroit, this is a special moment to really celebrate a legacy that was birthed out of this city, with its genius and its talent pool.” So...
Though Nussenbaum admits that “it’s impossible to imagine how a regular family in Detroit would ever be able to do this,” his company Castle aims to make landlording feasible for ordinary folks. “They’re what I call quote-unquote regular person investors,” he says. “The upper-middle...
Tell me about a past event in business you wish you had a “do-over” on? What did you learn from it? Rather than a do-over, I strongly believe that the experiences I’ve had heavily influence my growth and success. Everything that I have worked on has been a learning opportunity ...