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    The CEO of Motown, Berry Gordy, had said to Gaye that “What’s Going On” was the worst record he’d ever heard and completely refused to release the piece. Dyson (2005) states that Gordy was irritated with the song's musical tributes to jazz and nervous about making something

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    blue in 1900th to the 1950th southern blues and the smooth jazz 1990th change by recording industry. Motown was the main cause, which made Afro-American music boom cross the United States according to West. Motown was a recording companying build by Berry Gordy in 1958, which made black musicians, writers, singers and producers a phenomenal success. Since, Motown was establish, West say that Afro-American lost its music soul touch by artists as James Brown who made “I wanna know if it’s good to you”

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    film Cadillac Records is a biopic that retells the story of a few major R&B artists during the 1950s and 1960s. The film mainly focuses on the characters Muddy Waters and the Leonard Chess. The film later includes other famous artists such as Chuck Berry, Etta James, and Little Walter. It also briefly shows Mick Jagger, from The Rolling Stones near the end of the film, and occasionally Howlin Wolf and Hubert Sumlin make an appearance.   The movie first introduces the main characters. Leonard Chess

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    The CEO of Motown, Berry Gordy tried to block its release, calling it “the worst thing I’ve ever heard.” Hutchinson (2014). Dyson (2005) declares that Gordy was irritated with the song's musical tributes to jazz and nervous about making something political. Furthermore, Gaye

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    shows. They often closed out their set with “Sister Ray,” jamming out for up to thirty minutes, sometimes more. The studio recording of it was a single take that lasts over seventeen minutes. 4. The Kingsmen - Louie Louie This song was a Richard Berry single from 1955, which The Kingsmen covered in 1963 at Northwestern, Inc., Motion Pictures and Recording, located in Portland. Like many single-take recordings, the track contains an audible error just after the first guitar break. Jack Ely starts

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    However some of the audience may be confused if they had not seen previous X-Men films. As the film does not make it clear what is going on or where they are.  However not all the special effects are as good as that. Once again we see Storm's (Halle Berry) powers come to life in a way which does not suit this film at all and would look more at home in a horror film. The special effects used for Storm do not look real at all and it's obvious that they are computer generated. If Brett Ratner can't give

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    Oprah took a magnum opus, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and remade it into an entirely different story that did not comply with the book. By altering Janie’s character, moral fiber, relationships, and public acts, it changed the meaning of the novel. The symbolism and the significance of the title varied from the book and the story morphed into a tale of love when made into a movie. Zora Neale Hurston’s book held a disparate meaning before it fell into the hands of Oprah, who annihilated it. Janie’s

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    1950s/’60s to 2017, artists have tried to describe African Americans’ clash with Caucasian supremacy. This topic is reflected in Motown artist Marvin Gaye’s songs “What’s Going On” and “Wholy Holy”, and rapper Kendrick Lamar’s lyrics “The Blacker The Berry” and “Hii Power”. Marvin Gaye’s songs talk about what exactly it was like during his era to be African-American and face the trials and tribulations in white society. His lyrics talk about why it is so significant that African Americans come together

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    these music production studios helped break down the racial segregation of black and white music, although they went about it in polar opposite ways. Motown Record Company (briefly name Tamala Records), located in Detroit, Michigan was birthed by Berry Gordy on January 12, 1959. His vision was for the company to produce black artists to bridge the gap between white and black segregated music markets and audiences. He dreamed about making an entity that would appeal to both the wider white pop music

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    On April, 2 1939 Alberta and Marvin Gay Sir gave birth to the famous R&B artist Marvin Gaye in Washington DC. He had two sisters and three brothers all lived with him. Marvin Gaye started singing at his father’s church when he was only four years old. When Gaye realized he could sing he fell in love with it and wanted to make music a career for him. The only down fall Marvin had was the brutal beating he had to take from his father and his mother would just watch he was to the point he wanted to

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