Martha and the Vandellas Essays

Berry Gordy Jr., born 28 November 1929, in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America. Gordy is the seventh child of the eight Gordy children. Berry “Pops” Gordy Sr., Berry’s father worked Berry Gordy Jr., born 28 November 1929, in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America. Gordy is the seventh child of the eight Gordy children. Berry “Pops” Gordy Sr., Berry’s father worked for himself as a plastering contractor, worked for carpentry business, general store, and a printing shop, mother, Bertha

There are many songwriters out there that have impacted history for many decades. While exploring for a songwriter, I stumbled across Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On”. Recalling back to the first time I listened to “What’s Going On” it left me in awe with the background sounds of an orchestra, its rhythmic soul vibe and the beautiful voices of Gaye, Mel Farr and Lem Barney is singing with passion. The song became one of my favorites, unfortunately, I never understood its true meaning. Today, I decided

The “Prince of Soul” “ Let’s Marvin Gaye and get it on” is a number one hit from the song “ Marvin Gaye” by Charlie Puth featuring Megan Trainer, which is how many of people know the name Marvin Gaye. Also, some may know Marvin Gaye for his song “ Heard it through the Grapevine” which is a number one hit. Even though he had multiple low points and wasn't persistent, Marvin Gaye is one of the best musicians of his time, I know he was one of the best musicians of his time because he had multiple

Long Live Founded in the early 1960s, Martha and the Vandellas were one of Motown Records’ most exciting vocal groups achieving two Top Ten hits before the dominance of The Supremes. (History) Leading vocalist Martha Reeves’ was a very soulful, brassy lead and the Vandellas became Motown’s more aggressive “girl group” during that time. Motown Records founded by Berry Gordy in Detroit Michigan was home to many artist and groups we love today like The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Jackson Five, Erykah

On June 23, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King gave speech at the Great March in Detroit, where 200,000 Detroiters protested segregation in housing. Auto factories had brought African American people from the southern US in large numbers to Detroit and other Michigan cities, yet their neighborhoods had increasingly grown separate, and rarely equal. A writer called Waistline reminded readers of the June 2013 Peoples ' Tribune that the fatal shooting of prostitute Cynthia Scott, shot in the back that year

Media played a huge role in the Civil Rights Movement which helped spread the word much faster and more efficiently. Back in that time the main methods that were used in order to get the word out were through newspaper articles, books, music, and more. In the books 1959 by Thulani Davis and Dreamer by Charles Johnson they discuss how these different forms of media affected the Civil Rights Movement in both positive and negative ways. The reason why these forms take up so much space in the texts is

Motown created what music is known for today, which is for its pop and funk. Without The Jackson 5, the Corporation, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Smokey Robinson, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder, the Four Tops, the Miracles, Marvin Gaye, Martha and the Vandellas, Rockwell would have never became big. Without the groups Motown signed, music wouldn’t have evolved as fast as it could have. 1960, Robinson and his group, the Miracles, sold more than a million copies of "Shop Around," which climbed to

Berry Gordy Jr. grew up in Detroit during a time when it was known for its rich music scene. Gordy Jr. grew up in a hard-working family, and he realized he did not want to work in a 9 to 5 job. He was inspired by the music that surrounded him and wanted to make his passion a business. With his entrepreneurial spirit, he created Motown Records, and thus a musical empire was born. Motown Records created history with their music and forever changed the music industry. Its music brought a whole

Connections to My Marketing Major The music industry has always favored profits, whether it is to sell as much merchandise as humanly possible, to change a group or artists look to look a certain desirable way, or to churn out similar music styles that appeal to young teenagers in love. The music business is one that has always favored making as much profit as possible and predicting which songs would would hit the big time. Marketing is the department of business that has to produce products and

Berry Gordy Jr. was born to Berry and Bertha Gordy in Detroit Michigan on November 28, 1929. During his life he had done many things because his family was so involved in business. His father owned a carpentry service, a printing business, and a general store. Some of the things he had done were featherweight boxing, then to the army, opened a record store, went back into the factory working, and then became the owner of Motown Records. Although he always put his full effort into everything he

villainous Norsefire party rules to V’s world which is beyond the reaches of his fascist foes. While showing his cultural treasures to Evey, V conveys another allusion to Evey and the readers by playing the song ‘Dancing in the Street’ by Martha and the Vandellas. From a reader’s perspective the song blends perfectly with the situation of England in context with the novel and V’s future plans for it. Dancing in the street is credited for provoking a Black insurrection and many African-American demonstrators