The History Of Motown

Motown created a sound that varied from blues, soul and pop that affected millions of people around the world. The ability to overcome the racist of America was the biggest struggle in becoming one of the world’s famous Black American recording producers. The songs created by Motown’s artists describe the struggle of racism, love and even hate. Marvin Gave sang about how things had changed for Black Americans in “what’s going on” the temptation sang “just my Imagination” like the music coming from the windows in Tin Pan Alley of New York Pop music came from the window in Huntsville, Alabama.

Motown founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Motown played

The astonishing thing is in the segregated states the audience after time the youth were all dancing together and the barrier was broken, the cultural change of Motown’s music appealed to the pop sound of music. The instruments used was distinctive like the tambourines to accent the back beat, electric bass-guitar, distinctive melodic and chord structures, it had a gospel style with a call-and-response singing style that originated in gospel music. Jazz and Pop techniques were used to create the orchestral string sections charted horn sections, and carefully arranged background vocals used. During the time Earth Wind and Fire was performing, they were like the big band style. Earth wind and Fire had intricate arrangements, extravagant, vocal riffs despite the growth of music being wrote, and performed by black artists, many of the songs written and performed by the black artist would not become popular until some white artist would perform Motown songs and they would not be great songs unless white performers played them. However, the wonderful Motown Sound was so unique that made it impossible for white performers to replicate soul, pop and country

Understanding the struggle that music brought Americans through is something that all Americans should appreciate how an artist works hard in applying different styles. From wars, to hate to loving music is worldwide and it creates a relationship between all people. How can we go into the future and continue to create wonderful music? We learn from the past that remarkable artist who has gone on and left their footprints for others to follow. Music lovers all around the world and another artist will follow their example to create wonderful songs with meaning just as Motown has done for years and years to