MOTOWN

DANCING IN THE STREET

Dancing in the Street" is a 1964 song first recorded by Martha and the Vandellas.

MOTOWN,JFK, MLK JR

JFK, and MLK JR helped motown get were it is.

MARY WELLS

Mary Esther Wells was an American singer who helped to define the emerging sound of Motown in the early 1960s.

MOTOWN

Motown is an American record company. It was founded by Berry Gordy, JR. on January 12, 1959, in Detroit, Michigan.

MR. EXCITMENT

Mr. Excitement! is a 1992 Rhino Records three disc compilation album of the music of R&B .

MUSIC CITY

Nashville, Tennese

SHOP AROUND

Song recorded at Motown.

SOUL

Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in the United States in the 1950s and early 1960s

FUNK BROTHERS

The Funk Brothers was the nickname of Detroit-based session musicians who performed the backing to most Motown recordings from 1959 until the company moved to Los Angeles in 1972.

SUPREMES

The Supremes were an American female singing group and the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.

1959

This is when Motown became known through the music industry.

SMOKEY ROBINSON

William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B/pop singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive

HITSVILLE,USA

"Hitsville U.S.A." is the nickname given to Motown's first headquarters.

MY GUY

"My Guy" is a 1964 hit single recorded by Mary Wells.

BARNEY ALES

(Master of Motown)

BARRY GORDY

Berry Gordy, Jr. is an American record producer, and songwriter. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record label, as well as its many subsidiaries.

THE BLUES

Blues is a genre[2] and musical form that originated in African-American communities in the "Deep South" of the United States around the end of the 19th century

CHESS RECORDS

Chess Records was an American record company based in Chicago, Illinois,

CROSSOVER MUSIC

Classical crossover is a genre that hovers between classical and popular music, and is usually targeted at fans of both types of music.