Motown

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre

In 1959 Berry Gordy started a label in Detroit that he organised like a car factory, with regular songwriters, the house band The Funk Brothers and a weekly quality-control meeting. The aim was Black music that white audiences would buy as well: 'The Sound of Young America'. The Supremes scored twelve number 1 hits; in 1972 Motown moved to Los Angeles.

Listening

• 
  Where Did Our Love Go · The Supremes, 1964
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• 
  The Tracks of My Tears · Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, 1965
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• 
  I Want You Back · The Jackson 5, 1969
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  My Girl · The Temptations, 1964
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  Reach Out I'll Be There · Four Tops, 1966
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In School of Rock

The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.

• Genre Map^NL Map
• Mixtape 2: Youth Cultures 1950-1980^NL Reader
• Mixtape 6: Fear of a Black Planet^NL Reader
• Mixtape 7: The 1980s^NL Reader
• Mixtape 12: The Hit Factory^NL Reader

See also

• Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• The Jackson 5
• The Temptations
• The Four Tops
• Soul
• Tin Pan Alley
• Boy bands and girl groups
• Philly soul
• Northern soul
• Fender Precision Bass
• Transistor radio