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Motown

[moh-toun] / ˈmoʊˌtaʊn /


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His earliest musical influences were the swooning Motown singers of the ‘50s and ‘60s, including Otis Redding, Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

"There's a thing I miss in in pop music today, which is that kind of Motown feeling, that classic feeling, that analogue feeling," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

"There's a there's a thing I miss in in pop music today, which is that kind of Motown feeling, that classic feeling, that analogue feeling," she told me last year.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Sylvia Moy was the most successful woman songwriter at Motown in the 1960s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

He stays in the air-conditioned cabin, steering, pressing the button for the mechanical arm, and listening to Motown.

From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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