Traditional Motown, the division of Motown Information devoted to celebrating the legendary label’s twentieth century output, has relaunched its web site. The Detroit-founded label’s refreshed internet presence features a wealth of recent content material together with options, playlists, movies, and deep dives on a lot of Motown’s key artists.
The Artists web page consists of detailed biographies on a variety of Motown stars from throughout the many years, from the Temptations to Boyz II Males. It’s value a go to simply to be reminded of what number of iconic singers and songwriters launched music via Hitsville U.S.A. Michael Jackson, each the Supremes and solo Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Surprise, Mary Wells, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Gloria Jones, the Isley Brothers, the Spinners, the Miracles—it’s an inventory that might preserve going for dozens extra names, and so they’re all there to be explored on the Traditional Motown web site.
Atop the Options part—the place readers can delve into the backstories on hits like Lionel Richie’s “Hello,” discover Motown artists’ historical past of political music, or survey important picture galleries—an introduction sums up the Motown origin story: “Son of a plasterer, Berry Gordy Jr. built one of the world’s best-known music companies from the ground up. The company went on to become the home of some of the greatest stars the world has ever seen.”
The Playlists tab affords a Motown sound for each event, from on the point of throwing a Christmas occasion to taking it simple like Sunday morning. Whether or not you’re seeking to revisit “The Sound of Young America” or channel “Strength, Courage & Wisdom,” Traditional Motown has you lined. And within the Movies tab, internet surfers are handled to an array of fast clips highlighting the label’s legacy; they’re additionally ushered towards Traditional Motown’s YouTube web page, a goldmine of timeless music and visuals. Whether or not you’ve been a Holland/Dozier/Holland devotee for the reason that starting or your journey with the Motown catalog, the brand new web site is effectively value a go to.
Take a look at the brand new Traditional Motown web site right here.
