BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #31: Motown Records Founded
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)
The Hitsville Museum
2648 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48208
When: April 14, 1960
What: Originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr., “Hitsville” became one of the first black-owned record labels. With its iconic artists and songwriters like Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, The Supremes and The Jackson 5, its pop/R&B “Motown Sound” helped to integrate the American music scene.
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