MUS-Z 201 Quiz #11
Motown Records was located in which city?
Detroit
Motown Records was founded in what city?
Detroit, MI
Which member of the Supremes left the group in 1969 to focus on a solo career?
Diana Ross
Stevie Wonder's first number-one hit on the pop and rhythm and blues chart was:
Fingertips Pt. 2
The Supremes had a string of hit songs written and produced by ________________.
Holland- Dozier- Holland
Berry Gordy got his start in songwriting by creating material for:
Jackie Wilson
He played bass guitar in Motown's house band, The Funk Brothers:
James Jamerson
Which singer performed lead vocals in the Four Tops?
Levi Stubbs
He started at Motown as a session drummer, and played on early hits by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles.
Marvin Gaye
The first hit record for Motown from 1959 was:
Money (That's What I Want)
The Jackson 5 recorded for what record label in the early 1970s?
Motown
All of the following artists were signed to Motown Records in the 1960s, EXCEPT
Otis Redding
This song was Motown's first Number One hit.
Please Mr. Postman
After a number-one hit as a teenager, ________________ began to self-produce his Motown albums and exert creative control over his music.
Stevie Wonder
Which artist, blind from birth, had a surprise number-one hit at the age of thirteen with "Fingertips, pt. 2"?
Stevie Wonder
This Motown group remade its sound in the 1970s, working with producer Norman Whitfield.
The Temptations
Which Motown group showcased the high tenor voice of Eddie Kendricks?
The Temptations
Who were the Primettes?
The former band name of the Supremes
When he turned twenty-one in 1971, Stevie Wonder
Took complete artistic control over his records
The Supremes got their first #1 Pop hit with this song:
Where did our love go