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Hace 1 día · Berry Gordy Jr. was blessed with an entrepreneurial spirit long before founding Motown Records in 1959. But once the Detroit label started spinning hits at an unbelievable pace, Gordy soon made ...
Hace 1 día · June 6, 2024. B y all appearances, it was a normal Wednesday in the recording studio at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Students on trumpet, saxophone, bass and drums, along with three vocalists, were laying tracks to a jazz rendition of Jill Scott’s R&B song “The Way.”. Then a special visitor stepped inside: Berry Gordy, the ...
Hace 2 días · Motown Records, owned by Black entrepreneur Berry Gordy in Detroit, Michigan was known as “The Sound of Young America;” and Stax Records (Soulsville USA), then owned by siblings Jim Stewart ...
Hace 5 días · Anna Gordy initially threatened more legal action when she heard Here, My Dear. The album confused critics, and without an inviting single to push it, tanked commercially.
Hace 2 días · Berry Gordy had also asked Franklin and her elder sister Erma to sign with his Tamla label, but C.L. Franklin turned Gordy down, as he felt Tamla was not yet an established label. Franklin's first Columbia single, " Today I Sing the Blues ", [43] was issued in September 1960 and later reached the top 10 of the Hot Rhythm & Blues Sellers chart.
Hace 1 día · Those included promoters, retailers, bookers, venue owners, executives, artists and household names like Rev. Jesse Jackson and Motown Records founder Berry Gordy.
Hace 17 horas · Updated 9:47 AM PDT, June 6, 2024. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Every June since the 1970s, across the United States, musicians, fans and industry professionals celebrate Black Music Month. It’s an opportunity to highlight the contributions of Black artists and position Black art at the center of American culture across popular music and beyond.
