Unit 1: American Vibes (Tle G6_gr2)
The Making of Motown
The document
under study is a trailer for the documentary the making of Motown released in
2019. Many famous African-American artists are introduced such as The Jackson 5,
Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and The Supremes. We have learned Barry Gordy wanted
to create his own music label as he got knocked out/rejected
every time he would present his project. In fact,
he was rejected by the mainstream culture therefore he
decided to create his own label. Moreover, at
the time white and black artists were not paid the same, as a result he wanted to bridge the gap between group
and introduce equal pay for everyone. It is interesting to note that, at the
time in the 60s, they were using real instruments to record and make their
music unlike nowadays artists use machines and even AI to do so.
The sign that
showed that they were successful at the time is that they had 5 records on the
music charts. As a consequence, they decided to
go on a tour to promote their artists. Nevertheless,
on tour in the South, the audience was segregated: black and white people were separated
by a rope. Gordy asked for the rope to be removed other wise his artists would
not perform. Indeed, the spirit of his label was
that music had no color as everyone can feel it.
Homework: Learn the lesson.
Be ready for the Final Task : Monday, November 3rd
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