1. Motown: The Sound of Integration

2. Berry Gordy's Motown Records

3. Motown Records
Built one of the most impressive rosters of artists in the history of pop music
Becoming the largest and most successful independent record company in the United States
Founded by Berry Gordy as Tamla Records in 1959, the company was incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in 1960.
The name, derived from the words motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit

4. Background on Berry…
A high school drop out he became a professional boxer in hopes of becoming rich quick
1950 he was drafted by the U.S. Army for the Korean war.

5. Background on Berry…
1953  he opened up the 3-D  Record Mart - House of Jazz.
Too obsessed with his own love of Jazz, Berry was to stubborn to stock the Blues records the neighborhood craved.  So in 1955  the store went bankrupt and was forced to close.

6. By 1958 Gordy managed the Miracles and produced their single "Got a Job" on the End labe.
The small royalty check he received from End, along with similar small royalty checks for other hits he had co-written, convinced him to form his own label Tamla Records.
Tamla Records eventually turned into Motown Records.

8. The Motown Sound
Motown played an important role in the racial integration of popular music
It was the first record label owned by an African -American
First to primarily feature African-American artists
Many achieved crossover success.
In the 1960s, "The Motown Sound", came to be known as a style of soul music with a distinct pop influence.

9. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

10. William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr.
R&B and Soul singer/songwriter, record producer, and former record executive.
Noted for being one of the primary figures associated with Motown Records, second only to Berry Gordy.

11. William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr.
Robinson's hits, and contributions earned him the title of the "King of Motown". As both a member of The Miracles and a solo artist
Robinson recorded thirty-seven Top 40 hits for Motown between 1960 and 1987 including:
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (put Motown on the map)
Shop Around
Served as the company's VP from 1961 to 1988.

12. The Supremes 1959- 72 All from the public housing projects in Detroit.
Founding members:
Florence Ballard
Mary Wilson
Diana Ross
Betty McGlown

13. The Supremes
A female singing group, one of the signature acts on Motown Records during the 1960s.
Founded in Detroit, Michigan in 1959.
Original name: The Primettes
They were one of the most successful of Motown's acts, with twelve of the group's singles peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Stop! In the Name of Love
Baby Love
Where Did Our Love Go?

14. The Supremes
These hits were written and produced by Motown's main songwriting and production team, Holland-Dozier-Holland.
The Supremes rivaled The Beatles in worldwide popularity, and their success made it possible for future African-American R&B and soul musicians to find mainstream success.

15. Marvin Gaye
Was a singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and instrumentalist.
Starting as a member of the doo-wop group The Moonglows in the late fifties, he ventured into a solo career after the group disbanded in 1960
Signed with Motown Records.
After a year as a session drummer, Gaye ranked as the label's top-selling solo artist during the sixties.

16. More on Marvin Gaye Was as moody as talented
Avoided TV, rarely performed live, and was known to miss scheduled concerts
Mostly worked solo, but had some big hits with Tammi Terrell
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing

17. Marvin Gaye Hits… Let’s Get It On Mercy, Mercy What’s Going On
Can I Get A Witness (became theme for Mods)
I Heard It Through The Grapevine (#1)

18. The Four Tops Founded in Detroit, Michigan
Lead singer Levi Stubbs and Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Lawrence Payton

19. The Four Tops
An vocal quartet, whose repertoire has included doo-wop, jazz, soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary
Remained together for over four decades.
Hits:
Ain’t No Woman Like the One I’ve Got
Sugar Pie Honey Bunch

20. The Temptations Essential component of Motown machine
Turned into stars when they recorded Smokey Robinson’s The Way You Do The Things You Do
More hits followed:
My Girl
Get Ready
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
The Way You Do the Things You Do

21. Temptations Classic Lineup:
Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, Eddie Kendricks, and David Ruffin
Became famous for smooth stepping as well as singing
Ruffin later fired by other members of group for not showing for a concert (not by Gordy as other reports state)
Paul Williams apparently shot himself

22. The Jackson 5 A two-time Grammy Award-nominated from Gary, Indiana.
Founding group members Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael Jackson formed the group after changing their name from The Jackson Brothers, which originally consisted of a trio of the three older brothers.

23. The Jackson 5
The band served as the launching pad for the solo careers of their lead singers Jermaine and Michael
Active from 1966 to 1989, the Jacksons played from a repertoire of R&B, soul, pop and later disco. During their six-year Motown tenure, The Jackson 5 were one of the biggest pop-music phenomenon of the 1970s

24. Jackson 5
Significantly, they were the first black teen idols to appeal equally to white audiences thanks to the successful promotional skills of Motown CEO Berry Gordy.
They left Motown for CBS in 1976, The Jacksons were forced to change their name and replace Jermaine (who remained at Motown) with younger brother Randy.
Their 1989 album 2300 Jackson Street was recorded without Michael and Marlon. Michael and Marlon did appear, however, on the title track. The disappointing sales of the album led to the group's eventual breakup at the end of the year.
Hits: ABC & I Want You Back

25. Other Motown Performers
The Marvellettes
Please, Mr. Postman
Mary Wells
My Guy

26. Other Motown Performers
Stevie Wonder:
Superstition
My Cherie Amour
Martha and the Vandellas
Dancing in the Streets
Nowhere To Run

27. Other Motown Performers
Rick James
Super Freak