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

an important role in the racial integration of music as an African- American-owned record label, which achieved significant success in crossing over from soul to pop music. Motown and Tamla Motown were successful labels known as the Motown Sound, a genre of soul music with a distinct pop influence.
Barry Gordy has first signed the Matadors, who changed their name to the Miracles. Their first release, "Got a Job” and their fourth single "Bad Girl", released in Detroit as the debut record on the Motown imprint, and nationally on the Chess label. Miracles lead singer was William "Smokey" Robinson who became the vice president of the company. "Shop Around", the Miracles' first number one R&B hit, was Tamla's first million-selling record. Later, the Marvelettes was successful in producing a hit pop song “Please Mr. Postman A third label, which Berry Gordon named after himself featured the Temptations, Motown's performers were enjoying the acceptance among black and white spectators alike. Smokey Robinson thought of Motown's ethnic impact: throughout that time,” I was still not of a frame of mind that we were not only making music, we were making history”. African- American musician and music all over the world accepted because they had made the transition in fuzzing soul, pop and country music, and this style of music allowed all cultures to enjoy.
Recognizing that there was still places down in the southern states that only allowed them to play in Jim Crow circuits they realized they have crossed some bridges and they still had the racial problems and the barriers that music eventually broke down.

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

sound.
For the duration of the times of segregation, Barry Gordon instructed artist that their revolution into the white music market created ambassadors for other African-American artists. This was a complete change in the way they should think, act, and talk this would alter the undignified image commonly held of black musicians by white.
Many of the new young artists participated in "Motown Revue", which was the "chitlin' circuit", and, later, they tour around the world. The chitlin circuit gave the younger artists a chance to practice their routine and public skills and learn from the more proficient artists. How Motown’s musical repertoire or genre change pop music Motown established by a musical genesis that created a sound that varied from blues, soul and pop that affected millions of people around the world. Their 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 Barry Gordon 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” just like music coming from Tin Pan Alley as the Lyrics s play along outside the windows.
In conclusion
Times have changed and so has music, for the sixties, seventies and eighties we still enjoy the various types of music played today.

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

come.
The miraculous thing is that blacks who grew up singing gospel songs have transformed from singing in church to singing soul music and made it appealing to popular secular music. The black church then adapted the sound of Motown and created gospel music. The blues, jazz, and the ragtime style gave gospel music an abundant sound. Motown did not only crossover and change pop music it also had an influence on gospel music. All through the early years when Motown started, it had obstacles to overcome, it also had a good time breaking down racial, music, and stereotype barriers and we still enjoy that Motown sound today.