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Episode 685: Motown: Hitsville, USA

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On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the ultimate music factory--Motown! This enterprise was like nothing else in the history of modern music. It released hundreds of top-ten hits and helped discover and cultivate acts like Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Rick James, and Lionel Ritchie. The head of the show was Berry Gordy Junior, the grandson of a plantation owner and slave, turned music mogul. Gordy hunted and honed musical acts, and his Motown music is often said to have been instrumental in the civil rights movement. If you want to hear it from the grapevine (I'm trying, here...), then give this a listen.
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Film: Hitsville The History of Motown
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motown
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry_Gordy
http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1870975,00.html
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-motown-story-how-berry-gordy-jr-created-the-legendary-label-178066/
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/motown-guide
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Episode 685: Motown: Hitsville, USA

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On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the ultimate music factory--Motown! This enterprise was like nothing else in the history of modern music. It released hundreds of top-ten hits and helped discover and cultivate acts like Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Rick James, and Lionel Ritchie. The head of the show was Berry Gordy Junior, the grandson of a plantation owner and slave, turned music mogul. Gordy hunted and honed musical acts, and his Motown music is often said to have been instrumental in the civil rights movement. If you want to hear it from the grapevine (I'm trying, here...), then give this a listen.
Visit Our Sources:
Film: Hitsville The History of Motown
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motown
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry_Gordy
http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1870975,00.html
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-motown-story-how-berry-gordy-jr-created-the-legendary-label-178066/
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/motown-guide
Motown Facts
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