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List two people who made an important contribution to Motown music and describe what they did?
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Berry Gordy - founder of Motown
Smokey Robinson (and the Miracles) - first major group signed to Motown
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What two people made an important contribution to Motown music?
Barry Gordy - founder and preseident of Motown Records.Marv Johnson, the first recording artist to record for Motown ("Come to Me," 1959) - released on United Artists.Perhaps it should also be noted the importance of Barret Strong; he released Motown's first hit, #2 on the BillboradR&B chart, "Money (That's What I Want") - released on Anna Records.
Is Motown records only for black people?
No.
When was Motown opened?
The usual answer is January 1959, which is when Berry Gordy formed Tamla Records. Motown Records was formed in August 1959, and the Motown Record Corporation (the group company which operated both those labels, and which most people are thinking of when they say "Motown") was incorporated in April 1960.
What year did Motown music come out?
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.
Who is Michael Jackson important to?
Michael Jackson was always important, but the time that people really just loved Michael Jackson was when off the wall came out, then they thought that Michael couldn't do better than Off The Wall, Until Thriller came out, then at Motown 25, Michael did his first debut of Billie Jean, it was the first time for everything then, the first time he did that song in public, the first time he Moonwalked, the first time many people saw Michael as being a wonderful solo artist
What two people made an important contribution to Motown music?
Barry Gordy - founder and preseident of Motown Records.Marv Johnson, the first recording artist to record for Motown ("Come to Me," 1959) - released on United Artists.Perhaps it should also be noted the importance of Barret Strong; he released Motown's first hit, #2 on the BillboradR&B chart, "Money (That's What I Want") - released on Anna Records.
Why was Rosa's contribution important?
Because showed that black people have rights.
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Is Motown records only for black people?
No.
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When was Motown opened?
The usual answer is January 1959, which is when Berry Gordy formed Tamla Records. Motown Records was formed in August 1959, and the Motown Record Corporation (the group company which operated both those labels, and which most people are thinking of when they say "Motown") was incorporated in April 1960.
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It was important because not many people could do the things she could do, so she did it to help them.
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