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