The Independent Record Labels of the 1950’s and 1960’s History of Music Production Eric Eller Throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s‚ a wave of new musical movements by independent record labels and new artists emerged in the United States. This movement is captured in the stories of those label creators and owners‚ and in the turbulent journey through their successes and failures. The first emergence was fueled by multiple factors: competitive economic circumstances‚ up-and-coming local musical
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Doo - wop After the huge popularity of swing music and the big bands that were associated with this genre‚ America’s economics changed meaning the artists could no longer afford to support the large amount of musicians they had in their bands. This led many swing bands to simplify their sound. Until this point the band and bandleader had been the focus point to the audience‚ and although the singer was still important‚ they were not considered to be the ‘title’ of the artist itself. As bands
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He named the label Motown; it was established in Detroit‚ Michigan in 1959. Early on it seemed like Motown produced all of the great artist and performers of that time. Some of the few great artists signed to the label were: Smokie Robinson‚ Diana Ross‚ the Jackson Five‚ The Temptations and Stevie Wonder. Motown produced hundreds of hit single early into its existence. Number one hits by Motown artists thrived during the prime age of Motown but‚ to get to this point Gordy had to
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the city; by 1964‚ Michael and Marlon had joined in. Michael’s singing and dancing talents were amazingly mature‚ and he soon became the dominant voice and focus of The Jackson 5. In 1969‚ the boys were producing back-to-back chart-busting hits as Motown artists ("I Want You Back‚" "ABC‚" "Never Can Say Goodbye‚" "Got to Be There‚" etc.). Behind the scenes‚ Joseph Jackson pushed his sons to succeed. He was also reportedly known to become violent with them. Michael and his brothers spent endless hours
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Review Questions – Ch. 9 1. Give an overview of American pop music during the early 1960s; discuss the Brill Building‚ Motown‚ Phil Spector‚ the Beatles‚ and the Beach Boys. * Phil Spector- first tycoon and producer. Defined the roll of producer * Motwon- production studio founded in 1960 * The Beatles- boy band est. in Great britian and know through Europe * Brill Building- songwriting building. Located at 1619 brodway on 44th 2. Describe the "British Invasion"
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Sharene Salameh WGS209 March 12‚ 2014 -Known as the "King of Pop‚" singer-songwriter Michael Jackson was born in Gary‚ Indiana‚ on August 29‚ 1958. -As a child‚ he performed as the lead singer of the Jackson family’s popular Motown group‚ the Jackson 5. Jackson went on to become one of the most internationally famous award-winning solo pop sensations to date. Jackson’s 2009 death stirred controversy and was ultimately ruled a homicide. Dr. Conrad Murray‚ who had
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het hulle hul talente in verskeie kroea gewys en het hulle baie gou populer begin word. Die Jackson 5 het met die musiek rekord "maatskappy " Motown gebly tot 1976 en daarna het hulle verskuif na ’n ander maatskappy ’Epic.’ Hulle groep naam het verander na Jacksons soos dit bekend was in die vroe dae. Michael’s se broer‚ Jermaine‚ het met ’Motown’ gebly. Sy jongste broer‚ Randy‚ het in Jermaine se plek in die groep ingesluit. Die Jackson’s het aantal treffers behaal en in totaal ses albums
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genres and two different messages. “I’ve been really try in baby‚ tryna hold back these feelings for sooo long‚ and if you feel like I feel baby come on ‚ ooooo come on ‚ lets get it on“. Gaye Marvin. “Let’s get it on”. Lets get it on Motown‚ 1973. Marvin Gaye articulated lust and love in ways that presented sex as what it is for an adult‚ temporarily escaping the world. The song was inspired by Gayes thirst for his teenage girlfriend Janis Hunter‚ who later in his career became his
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the wide variety of records being made. Also‚ bands tended to record only the best of their songs as a chance to become a hit record. The taste of the American listeners expanded from the folksinger‚ doo-wop and saxophone sounds of the 1950s to the Motown sound‚ folk rock and the British Invasion. The Los Angeles and San Francisco Sound began in this period with many popular bands coming out of LA and the Haight-Ashburydistrict‚ well known for its hippie culture. The rise
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They were an American female singing group and the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s. This group was founded as The Primettes in Detroit‚ Michigan‚ in 1959. Actually‚ they were the most commercially successful of the Motown’s acts. They are‚ till date‚ America’s most successful vocal group with 12 number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. The 2006 movie Dreamgirls contained many references to Motown and this group - for example‚ in the film‚ many of the group’s album covers
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