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Motown Records

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Motown Records

Detroit, Michigan
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MOtown Records

  • Where is Motown?
  • What is Motown?
  • Who is Motown?
  • The social impact of Motown.
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WHERE IS MOTOWN?

in the state of MICHIGAN, USA
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Michigan is a state located

in the midwestern United States
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Michigan

is made up of two peninsulas, surrounded by lakes
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Lansing is the capital

of Michigan
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Michigan is famous for

OUTDOOR TOURISM.
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Porcupine Mountains

located in northern Michigan.  
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Detroit is home to America's only

Hydroplane Museum 
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Detroit is home to four professional sports teams

Tigers, Redwings, Pistons, and Lions
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The name Motown

comes from the combination of "motor" and "town"
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KNOWN AS THE WORLD'S AUTOMOTIVE CAPITAL

Based in Detroit: Pontiac, Ford, General Motors, Cadillac, Buick
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WHAT IS MOTOWN?

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Motown Records

a company that recorded many popular songs
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Motown was the first record label owned by an African American.

MOTOWN COMBINED SOUL AND ROCK N' ROLL MUSIC.
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Hitsville U.S.A.

was the nickname given to Motown Records.
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Motown Records

was open 22 hours per day for recording.
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Who is Motown?

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Berry Gordy, Jr.

Founder of Motown Records
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Berry Gordy, Jr. took a loan from his family

for only $800 to start one of the most successful record labels in America.
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Berry Gordy turned $800

into tens of millions of records
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The Supremes

Three African American Women who rivaled the Beatles in popularity.
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Stevie Wonder

Had more than 30 U.S. top 10 hits.  Won 22 grammy awards.
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James Jamerson

Played bass guitar for many, many Motown Recordings
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James Jamerson popularized a new Bass sound.

He played the first famous notes of the Temptations song, "My Girl".
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Jamerson's contribution was largely unknown until his

Ampeg amplifier was discovered by a reporter.
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Social IMpact of Motown

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The first record label to market black musicians

successfully to a white mainstreamed audience.
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Before motown, many white people

did not listen to music made by black people.
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Motown entertainers fought racism

by singing songs about difficult topics
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The Temptations

were one of Motown's most successful musical groups
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The temptations

were the first Motown musicians to win a Grammy award
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The Temptations

were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.
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"My Girl"

IS ONE OF THE TEMPTATIONS MOST FAMOUS SONGS....
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Special Thanks to Gila!

for helping with choreography
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