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ourmindonmusicpodcast · 1 year ago
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Diana Ross : An Iconic Voice That Helped Define an Era
Diana Ross has established herself as one of the most celebrated and iconic figures in the music industry. From The Supremes to her successful solo career, her talent, charisma, and remarkable voice have captivated audiences around the world. #IconicVoice #MusicLegend #Supremes #Icon #Trailblazer #PopCulture #Legacy
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oublimsworld · 2 months ago
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United States: Detroit, Hitsville USA
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datenarche · 11 months ago
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capitalradio · 1 year ago
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i know i've fully embraced my weird identity because i now believe sandinista is a no skips album
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brusiocostante · 2 years ago
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The Clash - Hitsville U.K. (Remastered) [Official Audio]
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kickmag · 1 month ago
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Throwback: Motown
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On January 12, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. founded Tamla Records in Detroit, Michigan. Gordy had previously owned a music store that exclusively sold jazz records and was a member of a songwriting team for singer Jackie Wilson and others. A meeting with a 17-year-old Smokey Robinson led to Gordy recording the single "Got A Job" by Robinson's group, The Miracles. He leased the song to End Records, and this practice of leasing songs to bigger labels outside of Detroit continued with the Marv Johnson song, "Come To Me." Robinson encouraged Gordy to start his own R&B record label, and he borrowed $800 from his family to release Johnson's song on his Tamla label. In 1959, he started Anna Records, which was named after his sister, and they had the most success with Barrett Strong's "Money (That's What I Want)." In April of 1960, he merged both companies and incorporated Motown Records.
Strong's single was Motown's first hit record in June of 1960, and by that time, Gordy had purchased the building that was the label's headquarters and called it Hitsville U.S.A. Motown eventually took up space in seven additional nearby houses for the company's administrative duties, artist development, management, payroll, sales, and recording. The Miracles' "Bad Girl" was the first official Motown release, but it was their single "Shop Around" that was the first million-seller for the group and label. Gordy's motto was to make music that appealed to both Black and white audiences. Motown became the most successful African-American business and independent record company in America, with 79 songs in the Billboard Top Ten between 1960 and 1969. Motown's influence was critical to the integration of pop music. The label was home to some of the most important artists in the history of music, including The Miracles, Mary Wells, The Temptations, The Supremes, The Jackson 5, and Stevie Wonder. The company also moved into the media world after moving to Los Angeles with television specials and movies. Diana Ross' starring roles in Mahogany, Lady Sings The Blues, and The Wiz opened the way for Whitney Houston's The Bodyguard decades later. 
Motown stayed independent until 1988 when Gordy sold it to MCA. Universal Music acquired Motown in 1998 when they purchased Polygram. In 2025, Motown is home to Brandy, Erykah Badu, Kem, Migos, Lil Yachty, and The City Girls. 
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filosofablogger · 3 months ago
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♫ Ain't No Mountain High Enough ♫ (Redux)
I was in the mood for some Motown tonight, and found that it’s been almost 2-1/2 years since I last played this one!   Ain’t No Mountain High Enough is an R&B/soul song written by the husband/wife songwriting team of Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla label, a division of Motown.  Nick Ashford was inspired by an experience when he first moved to New York. He was walking…
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newsbrand · 8 months ago
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An aspiring female boxer/internet troll finally met with the self-proclaimed GWOAT Clarissa Shields in the ring at Hitsville Gym near Atlanta, GA and got beat up for it. 💪
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backtotheplaylist · 2 years ago
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On April 14, 1960 Berry Gordy incorporated Motown Records in Detroit. By the end of the decade, the Motor City was known as “Hitsville USA” as R&B officially separated from rock and roll and began to blossom as it’s own genre. Hear the music of TheCity in the 1960s.
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punkrockhistory · 2 months ago
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43 years ago - Black Flag and the Misfits
This photo was found in a Coffein Box on the shelf of a record store
It was estimated this photo was taken at the Hitsville Show in Jersey, December, 1981
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ourmindonmusicpodcast · 1 year ago
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Diana Ross: An Iconic Voice That Helped Defined an Era
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kvetchlandia · 6 months ago
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Art Shay Hitsville U.S.A.: The Supremes in Front of Motown Records, Detroit 1965
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copperbadge · 7 months ago
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Sam, I'm getting in my feels by watching people auditioning on the TV show THE VOICE by singing one of the judge's songs. And one of the videos one of the judges actually starts crying he's so verklempt about how lovely the adaptation is.
And now all I can think about is Buck on the British and/or Shidvah version of some sort of Pop Star audition show, absolutely weeping his eyeliner down his face at some kid rocking the hell out of one of his songs. Or Caleb's. Maybe that scrungy hopepunk version of "Hitsville".
Aw, that's kinda fun, watching people see others cover their songs -- like how Trent Reznor was mildly upset at the idea of Johnny Cash covering "Hurt" but then he heard the song (or saw the video, I don't recall) and had this thought like "Oh -- that's his song now" and was okay with it.
I don't watch reality television much -- I had a colleague who liked The Voice and I tried to watch it so we'd have something to chat about, but I just couldn't get into it. There's a lot of interesting game theory you can learn from some of the shows, but I can't engage for whatever reason, so I don't think I'd be great at writing about Buck participating in that. That said, I have been playing around with doing another Eurovision story eventually, if not a full novel at least a short, because Caleb does keep writing songs for it, it's like his second job now. I haven't quite sorted out how it will work yet but I think it'll be set up so that the National Final winner is given the option of either taking their own song to the semifinals or working with Caleb to have a song custom-tailored for them. Performing a song by Caleb Canto pretty much guarantees the artist will go viral on some level, whether or not they win Eurovision, so it's an attractive offer.
I could see Buck and Caleb getting to jury the Eurovision 2023 national final, especially since Gregory and Eddie are just barely new dads of infants, which makes concert attendance a low priority. I could see a performer covering a Buck Haverd single in part as a way to sass Buck -- you don't cover a song by the artist judging you unless you know you can knock it out of the park. And I could see Buck getting an attitude about it...right up to the moment the artist starts singing. Buck puts up a very convincing facade as a tough guy so I don't know if he'd go full on Colbert Weeping but he might get a smear of eyeliner or two :D
Currently, having discovered that wee Serafina loved his last drop, Buck is working on an album of punk-inspired lullabies. He's gonna call it Baby Rocker.
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vintagelasvegas · 2 years ago
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Cocktail waitress poolside at the Riviera c. 1962
‘62 Lanai rooms in the background, demolished in the 80s. Photo found by Miss Hitsville.
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bayareabadboy · 2 months ago
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January 5, 1965
Detroit, Michigan
The Supremes began recording "Stop! In the Name of Love" at Hitsville U.S.A.
Photo: ABC Photo Archives
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rivertigo · 2 months ago
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I love wikipedia articles. like paul what are you doing in the hitsville usa article!
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