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Walker & the All-Stars, the duo of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell plus the youthful, Jackson 5 kept Motown were high on the charts. Proving it could change as musical fashion did, Motown racked up more hits imbued with psychedelic soul and funk overtones and socially conscious themes, led by producer Norman Whitfield. By the mid-1980s Motown

Motown The Motown Museum in Detroit is truly a motivational part of America’s history; it stood for another way for African American voices to be heard on a much greater scale both national and even world wide. Motown has become America’s pop soul music for anyone and everyone.      The birth of Motown music came to be in a small recording studio aptly named Hitsville, U.S.A. Barry Gordy, who came from a large middle class family had borrowed money in order. The main stage of Motown music

Kanye West Kanye West first started off as hip-hop beatmaker and producer from Chicago. A lot of people pass on Kanye because they only seen him as a producer and not a rapper. Then he meet Jay-z and still Jay-z only saw him as a producer, but allowed Kanye to express his musical gift. He got his chance after he was in a near fatal car crash. He recorded “Through The Wire” with his mouth wired shut. Ever since then, Kanye has been a success. Kanye Wes has receive over 352 nomination and won 89 of

Part I: Q: What was your favorite place to enjoy music in Detroit? Essay: It has always been a personal goal of mine to go to as many shows as I possibly can every year. To fulfill this goal I have sometimes force myself to go to shows I don 't even care about. Perfect example of this being October 8th—the Volbeat/Five Finger Death Punch show at Compuware. I know this show is going to be a mess when we pull up are waved away from the parking lot by a typical clueless security guard sporting

Is Juanes know as artist of activist? Some artists use their songs and fame to demonstrate to people their opinions and stand on an issue. By issue one means a problem that affects a considerable amount of people. One of this artists is is Juanes. His real name is Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez and he was born on August 9, 1972, in Carolina del Príncipe, Antioquia, Colombia. He started his solo career and became known in the 2000s. On one hand, he has done a lot of humanitarian work to help the

John Paul Larkin, better known as Scatman John, born in El Monte, California created a new style of music introducing scat music and dance music into jazz music. With his hit song,‘ Ski Ba Bop Da Dop Bop’ he sold millions of recordings worldwide, he won ‘Best New Artist’ in the Echo Awards in Germany and Japan. He reached number one in many countries worldwide, he was a worldwide star by the age of 53. From the time of when John learnt how to speak he suffered from a severe stuttering problem, for

Postal Icon The U.S. Postal Service has honored many individuals from presidents to singers to cartoon characters, by placing their portraits on postage stamps. A nomination for someone to honor on a postage stamp should be Beyoncé. This woman has claimed extraordinary heights in her career as a musician, touching people all over the world with her influence. She has already reached iconic status and judging from her record she has more room to prove that even more. From a young girl from Texas

Network, Michael Jackson remained "numerous records as an artist. He earned several Guinness World Records titles, including achieving the longest span of U.S. Top 40 singles" ("Michael Jackson Bio"). His most popular album was his "Thriller" album that touched the hearts of millions of hearts around the globe. In addition to the awards, Michael Jackson never ceased to amaze his fans by noticing the increase in violence during the 1980s. According to his music video “Beat It”, Michael Jackson through his

The music comes on, the camera focuses on The King of Pop as he places the iconic tilted fedora on the crown of his head, followed by constant hip thrusts to the beat of the Billie Jean. Michael begins ramping up the crowd with his amazing actions, including a couple of flared high kicks and some even more emphasized hip movements. Zoomed in and centered now, Michael flings off his hat as though it is restricting him. Slicking back his hair, allowing a few curls to remain upfront on display, Michael

However, was then in 1987 when Michael Jackson emerged as a choreographer. The album, Bad, reached the top of the charts in 1987 and from there he continued to make more top selling albums such as “Dangerous”(1991), “HIstory”(1995), and “invincible”(2001). He went on a tour in the same year. Along with his upcoming releases, Michael was an inspiration. As an inspiration to others in the music game, he was a sure inspiration to the up and coming singer ,Usher. Usher met Micheal around 2001 at Madison