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Hitsville U.S.A. " Hitsville U.S.A. " is the nickname given to Motown 's first headquarters and recording studio. The house (formerly a photographers' studio) is located at 2648 West Grand Boulevard in Detroit near the New Center area of the city. Motown founder Berry Gordy bought the house in 1959. Gordy converted the house to use it as the ...
August 1, 2024 at 1:39 PM. Duke Fakir made one final visit to Hitsville, U.S.A. Thursday, on the grounds where he and the Four Tops once made Motown magic, fans and family members commemorated the ...
The Stax Museum of American Soul Music is a museum located in Memphis, Tennessee, at 926 East McLemore Avenue, the original location of Stax Records.Stax launched and supported the careers of artists such as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers, Sam & Dave, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Wilson Pickett, Albert King, William Bell, Eddie Floyd, Jean Knight, Mable ...
Motown is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, [ 2][ 3] and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. [ 4] Its name, a portmanteau of motor and town, has become a nickname for Detroit, where the label was originally headquartered ...
Stars and dignitaries were on hand as the Motown Museum marked the completion of its first expansion phases — and a $5 million gift from Dan Gilbert. Motown Museum expansion, reopening ...
Motown Museum is continuing its expansion and has announced plans for a new phase of the development of the Detroit The post Motown Museum announces Phase 3 of expansion appeared first on TheGrio.
November 26, 2008. The Midtown Woodward Historic District is a historic district located along Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. Structures in the district are located between 2951 and 3424 Woodward Avenue, and include structures on the corner of Charlotte Street (14 Charlotte Street) and Peterboro Street (10 and 25 Peterboro Street).
The Motown Museum's new "Motown Mile" exhibit on the Detroit RiverWalk links classic songs with modern music, like this panel with the Supremes' "Someday We'll Be Together" and Janet Jackson's "If."