Out of a small house on 1719 Gladstone Street Detroit 6, MI. before moving to the (now landmark) larger dwelling on Grand Blvd.
At the turn of the decade Detroit became an important center for black singers, and a certain type of sound known as "Motown" [motor town], named for Motown Records, developed.
Detroit in a residential neighborhood.
Detroit, MI
yes that's where he got his start
What year did Stevie Wonder start Motown?
why they call it motown
Technically it's still going on, as Motown still exists as a record label within the Universal Music group; but most people consider the "Motown era" to be either from 1959 to 1972 - when the company was based in Detroit before moving to Los Angeles - or from 1959 to 1988, when the company was sold to RCA and ceased to be an independent label.
Tamla Records, the first label in the Motown group, was formed in January 1959. Motown is still going, currently as part of the Universal Music Group, but it ceased to be an independent company in June 1988 when founder Berry Gordy Jr. sold the business to MCA for $61 million.
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Motown
Detroit, Michigan
yes that's where he got his start
why they call it motown
What year did Stevie Wonder start Motown?
Bruno Mars started preforming in 2006. He was with Motown Records.
Technically it's still going on, as Motown still exists as a record label within the Universal Music group; but most people consider the "Motown era" to be either from 1959 to 1972 - when the company was based in Detroit before moving to Los Angeles - or from 1959 to 1988, when the company was sold to RCA and ceased to be an independent label.
Tamla Records, the first label in the Motown group, was formed in January 1959. Motown is still going, currently as part of the Universal Music Group, but it ceased to be an independent company in June 1988 when founder Berry Gordy Jr. sold the business to MCA for $61 million.
There are no perfect rhymes for the word Motown.
Motown is life