Though boy and girl bands have become very popular recently, there is a long tradition of making music in this way.In the early 1960's an American businessman called Berry Gordy founded Motown Records.Motown is short for“motor town”.The record company was based in the city of Detroit, ...
2. We didn't see enough of the car. The ad is expertly shot and brings to life the idea of a tough and resurgent Chrysler and Detroit. It shows a side to the human side to Motown that most outsiders don't know, but it shows so little of the car that it's tough to conclude ...
The film shows Rodriguez's old neighborhood in downtown Detroit and the smoky bar where, back in the late 60s, he was discovered by Dennis Coffey, a legendary Motown producer. Dennis Coffey: We thought he was like the inner city poet. You know, putting his poems to music of what he sa...
Tannette Elie, a onetime Milwaukee business reporter and columnist now teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, echoed questions about the role of the guests’ music in social justice movements. “Have you thought about partnering with public schools to have Motown’s history included in c...