“The Sound of Young America” That’s what Motown Records named itself, and it had good reason to claim that title. Berry Gordy’s fledgling record company burst on the scene in January 1959 and dominated the world of popular music for the next two decades. During the 1960s alone, Motown put… Continue reading
Martha and the Vandellas Helped Define the Motown Sound When Motown Records burst onto the scene in the early 1960s, it changed the face of popular music forever. Billing itself as “the sound of young America,” Motown was the seedbed for a group of extraordinary artists, including the Temptations, the… Continue reading
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn: A Legendary Jazz Partnership Duke Ellington is widely acclaimed as the greatest composer and orchestra leader in the history of jazz. In a career that spanned more than 50 years, his compositions, arrangements, and recordings helped propel American jazz to the status of an internationally… Continue reading