berry gordy and motown records
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BERRY GORDY AND MOTOWN RECORDS. EARLY LIFE -born 1929 (Detroit, Michigan) -7 th of 8 children -dropped out of high school -became a boxer -drafted into the Army (Korean war) -married Thelma Coleman (1953). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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BERRY GORDYAND
MOTOWN RECORDS
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EARLY LIFE-born 1929 (Detroit, Michigan)-7th of 8 children-dropped out of high school-became a boxer-drafted into the Army (Korean war)-married Thelma Coleman (1953)
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Career:-began writing songs-opened a record store (3-D RECORD MART)-wrote a song that was recorded by Jackie Wilson
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PRODUCING:-discovered Smokey Robinson and the Miracles in 1957-he began building his group of artists
SMOKEY ROBINSON AND THE MIRACLES
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TAMLA RECORDS:-founded in 1959-R&B record label-Motown label created in December 1959-named after Detroit “Motor City”-also called Hitsville USA
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ARTISTS:-Gordy promoted primarily African-American artists.-He controlled their image, dress, dance, and manners.-This control over public image made Motown a national success.
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ARTISTS OF THE 1960s:Mary Wells
The Supremes led by Diana RossMarvin Gaye
The TemptationsThe Four Tops
Gladys Knight and The PipsThe Commodores
The VelvelettesThe Marvelettes
Martha & the VandellasStevie WonderJackson Five
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Mary Wells
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Four Tops
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The Supremes
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The Commodores
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Stevie Wonder
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MOVING TO LOS ANGELES:-Berry Gordy moved Motown Records to Los Angeles in 1968 after riots in Detroit.- Motown added movies, television and publishing to its record business.
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$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$:Motown Records was sold
to MCA and BOSTON VENTURES
in 1988 for...
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$61 MILLION DOLLARS
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Berry Gordy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame in 1990.
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