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Motown has changed the line of medicine by being the first African American label to get a vast audience and the critics thanks to a magnificent group of highly talented African American artists who produced unforgettable smash hits Featuring a distinctive soul sound full of vigour and emotion chord and percussion sections melodic bass guitar slides and horn grooves all orchestrated in groundbreaking pop production techniques Detroit gave birth to what became known as the Motown Sound The Supremes Diana Ross Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard is admittedly Motown acirc euro trade s best selling female group Featuring an i

novative refreshing sound a flawless look and a compelling vibe that reached any house in the 1960s The Supremes developed practically a love affair with their audience around the globe The grouping was really the female response to the avalanche of male dominated scene and it featured a completely feminine image Diana Ross acirc euro trade s calm high pitched voice the vocal harmony among the group acirc euro trade s members the simple yet appealing choreography the detailed yet plain make up onstage their high fashion gowns and wigs and graceful movements created an icon of absolute feminism that had a huge impact on the interview along with their excellent performance acirc euro tilde Where Did Our Love Go acirc euro trade 1964 acirc euro tilde Baby Love acirc euro trade 1964 acirc euro tilde Stop In the Figure of Love acirc euro trade 1965 acirc euro tilde You Can rsquo t Hurry Love acirc euro trade 1966 acirc euro tilde You Keep Me Hangin rsquo On acirc euro trade 1966 and acirc euro tilde Love Is Here and Now You rsquo re Gone acirc euro trade 1967 are about of the smash hits of The Supremes under the Motown label Diana Ross left The Supremes in 1970 to follow a solo career in Motown Her first huge success was acirc euro tilde Ain rsquo t No Mountain High Enough acirc euro trade 1970 that topped 1 in the US Billboard Hot 100 Since then she released a barrage of great songs that reached a vast audience worldwide such as acirc euro tilde Remember Me acirc euro trade 1970 acirc euro tilde Touch Me In The Morning acirc euro trade 1973 acirc euro tilde You Are Everything acirc euro trade with Marvin Gaye 1974 acirc euro tilde Theme From Mahogany Do You Know Where You rsquo re Going To acirc euro trade 1975 acirc euro tilde Love Hangover acirc euro trade 1975 acirc euro tilde Upside Down acirc euro trade 1980 acirc euro tilde Endless Love acirc euro trade with Lionel Richie 1981 acirc euro tilde Chain Reaction acirc euro trade 1986 acirc euro tilde When You Tell Me That You Know Me acirc euro trade 1991 acirc euro tilde One Bright Moment 1992 and acirc euro tilde Not Over You Yet acirc euro trade 1999 Smokey Robinson is generally recognised as the acirc euro tilde King of Motown acirc euro trade and one of the greatest contributors to the label Being the founding member of the Miracles Smokey Robinson Claudette Rogers Robinson Ronald White Pete Moore and Bobby Rogers and one of the leading figures in Motown since 1960 Robinson was a songwriter and producer and he was involved in every prospect of Motown acirc euro trade s operations He was also auditioning many of the heaps of young talent artists who were hypnotized by Motown acirc euro trade s growing reputation and he was promoting the label effectively Some of Robinson acirc euro trade s smash hits with the Miracles are acirc euro tilde Shop Around acirc euro trade 1960 acirc euro tilde You rsquo ve Really Got a Hold on Me acirc euro trade 1962 acirc euro tilde Tracks Of My Tears acirc euro trade 1965 acirc euro tilde Baby Baby Don rsquo t Cry acirc euro trade 1968 and acirc euro tilde The Crying of a Clown acirc euro trade 1970 Besides his success with The Miracles Robinson was the writer and manufacturer of numerous successful singles of other Motown artists He served as the major songwriter of The Temptations producing acirc euro tilde The Way You Do The Things You Do acirc euro trade 1964 acirc euro tilde My Girl acirc euro trade 1965 acirc euro tilde Since I Lost My Baby acirc euro trade 1965 and acirc euro tilde Get Ready acirc euro trade 1966 Other famous songs written and produced by Robinson are among others Brenda Holloway acirc euro trade s acirc euro tilde When I acirc euro trade m Gone acirc euro trade 1965 Marvin Gaye acirc euro trade s acirc euro tilde Ain acirc euro trade t That Peculiar acirc euro trade 1965 acirc euro tilde First I Look at the Purse acirc euro trade 1965 by The Contours acirc euro tilde My Child Must Be a Magician acirc euro trade 1967 by The Marvelettes and acirc euro tilde Still Water Love acirc euro trade 1970 by The Four Tops After having originally performed as a session drummer for Smokey Robinson and the Miracles The Marvelettes The Contours and Martha and the Vandellas Marvin Gaye signed to Detroit in 1960 to become one of the most successful Motown artists Changing his musical style in a kind of ways during his career Gaye featured jazz covers doo wop and blues sections and an innovative blend of R amp B pop and rock based grooves in his songs In 1971 Gaye released acirc euro tilde What acirc euro trade s Going On acirc euro trade the album that is considered the highlight of his career With acirc euro tilde What acirc euro trade s Going On acirc euro trade Gaye changed the context of R amp B scene in the 1970s but generally he featured a social view about racism war drug addiction police brutality environmentalism and urban disintegration in the United States Some of Gaye acirc euro trade s smash hits are acirc euro tilde I Heard It Done The Grapevine acirc euro trade 1967 acirc euro tilde Mercy Mercy Me The Ecology acirc euro trade 1971 acirc euro tilde What acirc euro trade s Going On acirc euro trade 1971 acirc euro tilde Trouble Man acirc euro trade 1972 and acirc euro tilde Sexual Healing acirc euro trade 1982 Stevie Wonder signed to Detroit in 1961 at the age of eleven His extraordinary musical talent and tremendous musical potential made him one of Motown acirc euro trade s hot shot selling artists in spite of his retinopathy of prematurity ROP condition Having produced excellent music with a deeply developed sense of concord and having featured the good of the clavinet keyboard in his best selling hit acirc euro tilde Superstition acirc euro trade 1972 Stevie Wonder has influenced popular artists and refinement to a great extent Some of his best selling hits are acirc euro tilde Fingertips ndash Part 2 acirc euro trade 1963 acirc euro tilde Uptight Everything rsquo s Alright acirc euro trade 1965 acirc euro tilde For Once In My Life acirc euro trade 1967 acirc euro tilde I Was Made To Know Her acirc euro trade 1967 acirc euro tilde Signed Sealed Delivered I rsquo m Yours acirc euro trade 1970 acirc euro tilde Higher Ground acirc euro trade 1973 acirc euro tilde You Are the Sunshine of My Life acirc euro trade 1973 acirc euro tilde Boogie On Reggae Woman acirc euro trade 1974 acirc euro tilde Sir Duke acirc euro trade 1977 acirc euro tilde Ebony and Ivory acirc euro trade 1982 and acirc euro tilde Part Time Lover acirc euro trade 1985 among others The Temptations Eddie Kendricks Paul Williams Melvin Franklin Eldridge Bryant and Otis Williams are considered the most successful male group in the account of African American music Originally formed in 1961 as The Elgins the quintet was renamed to The Temptations by Berry Gordy Jr and sign to Motown the same year Their influential funk soul R amp B disco and doo wop sounds distinct harmonies and recognizable choreographies are believed to give had a huge impact on soul music Being the Motown acirc euro trade s best selling male group of the acirc euro tilde 60s The Temptations released numerous smash hits such as acirc euro tilde The Way You Do The Things You Do acirc euro trade 1964 acirc euro tilde My Girl acirc euro trade 1965 acirc euro tilde Get Ready acirc euro trade 1966 acirc euro tilde Ain rsquo t Too Proud to Beg rdquo 1966 acirc euro tilde All I Need acirc euro trade 1967 acirc euro tilde I Could Never Love Another After Loving You acirc euro trade 1968 acirc euro tilde I Can rsquo t Get Next To You acirc euro trade 1969 acirc euro tilde Just My Imagination Running By With Me acirc euro trade 1971 and acirc euro tilde Papa Was A Rolling Stone acirc euro trade 1972 The Four Tops Levi Stubbs Renaldo lsquo Obie rsquo Benson Lawrence Peyton and Abdul lsquo Duke rsquo Fakir signed to Workshop Motown acirc euro trade s jazz subsidiary in 1963 Their consistency in producing big hits and their homogeneity as a team made The Four Tops inseparable without a 1 change of personnel for more than 40 years 1953 1997 By featuring a variety of sounds that mixed elements of soul disco R amp B jazz and inspirational doo wop and jazz vocals The Four Tops had a huge appeal with acirc euro tilde Baby I Need Your Loving acirc euro trade 1964 ndash their first million selling hit acirc euro ldquo acirc euro tilde I Can rsquo t Help Myself Sugar Pie Honey Bunch acirc euro trade 1965 acirc euro tilde Reach Out I rsquo ll Be There rsquo 1966 acirc euro tilde Standing In The Shadows Of Love acirc euro trade 1966 and acirc euro tilde Bernadette acirc euro trade 1967 among others The Jackson Five Jackie Tito Jermaine Marlon and Michael signed to Detroit in 1969 Being originally talented and musically comprehensive The Jackson Five had now a universal appeal with their superb vocal harmony teenage lyrics energetic sound and Michael acirc euro trade s charismatic persona By 1970 they had become a pan American sensation while Motown capitalizing on their huge success licensed Jackson Five album stickers posters and patches Besides the acirc euro tilde Jacksonmania acirc euro trade was supported with teen magazines focusing on the Jackson Five TV cartoons and own TV specials The Jackson Five acirc euro trade s smash hits are acirc euro tilde I Want You Back acirc euro trade 1969 acirc euro tilde ABC acirc euro trade 1970 acirc euro tilde The Love You Save acirc euro trade 1970 and acirc euro tilde I rsquo ll Be There acirc euro trade 1970 Formed in 1967 as the Mystics and acting as the opening act of The Jackson 5 on their European tour The Commodores Lionel Richie William King Thomas McClary Milan Williams Ronald LaPread and Walter ldquo Clyde rdquo Orange signed with Motown in 1972 Their funky dance floor sounds with horn sections and pop orchestration such as acirc euro tilde Fancy Dancer acirc euro trade 1976 acirc euro tilde Brick House acirc euro trade 1977 acirc euro tilde Say Yeah acirc euro trade 1978 and acirc euro tilde Too Hot Ta Trot acirc euro trade 1979 made The Commodores one of Motown acirc euro trade s best selling male group of the acirc euro tilde 70s with over 75 million copies around the globe However the group had a huge success with the ballads acirc euro tilde Easy acirc euro trade 1977 which topped 1 on Billboard R amp B chart and 4 on Billboard Hot 100 and acirc euro tilde Three Times A Lady acirc euro trade 1978 which was the first hit to get 1 on Billboard Hot 100 topping the chart for two weeks Besides acirc euro tilde Machine Gun acirc euro trade the instrumental title track from the debut album of The Commodores in 1974 is widely exploited at American sporting events having practically become a staple I act as a fiscal and investment advisor but my passion is writing music and photography Writing mostly about finance business and music being an unskilled photographer and a professional dj I am inspired from life Being 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