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Today is Motown Day

3:17 PM Mon, Jan 12, 2009 |  | 
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NG_09TeenaMarie.JPGToday has been declared Motown Day, in honor of Motown Records' 50th anniversary. The visionary Berry Gordy Jr. founded the legendary imprint this very Monday back in 1959. Little did he know that those $800 he borrowed to form the label would eventually become a lucrative and influential musical empire. Stevie Wonder, the Supremes, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Four Tops, Rick James, Teena Marie, among many others, would break racial barriers to integrate rhythm and blues into the mainstream. No other label has such modern-day historical significance.

There's not a one classic Motown artist that I don't like, but I'm particularly partial to Stevie Wonder and Teena Marie. Both of them accomplished the improbable and certainly the unexpected.

Who's your favorite Motown artist?

Photo: The still explosive Teena Marie (Randee St. Nicholas).



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The Temptations is my favorite Motown artist. The string of big hits in the Sixties and early Seventies is still unmatched and this was accomplished even through changes within the group and music genre(Soul to R&B).I wish more was revealed about the inner workings of the group and their relationship to Motown.Eddie Kendricks was the best.


I'm from Gary, IN and not surprisingly the Jackson 5 is my favorite Motown group of all time. I lived a few blocks from them growing up and got a chance to see them perform at West Side High School and win the Gary talent show before they hit it big. "I Want You Back", "ABC", "The Love You SAve" got it all started for me at Motown. I still remember stopping by the music store to pick up their 45s with the bright blue Motown label. The good 'ol days.

Alan
The Motown Greats
http://www.MotownGreats.com



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