The integration of Motown’s acts into the upper echelons of the pop charts had a ripple effect, leading groups like the Supremes to be invited to play clubs with predominantly white audiences.
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The Supremes: Iconic Girl Group
As one of Motown’s most iconic acts, The Supremes shattered barriers ... acts to achieve mainstream success in a predominantly white music industry. Diana Ross quickly emerged as the group ...
As they took over Dearborn Assembly, as Motown acts took over prime-time TV that ... some in stark black and white, others in living, vibrant color. But on that night in 1965, Americans didn ...
An entire genre – or at least sound – was born in the space of the small Detroit home that is the centerpiece of the Motown Museum. A blue and white sign, reading "Hitsville U.S.A," hangs ...
My Girl' was written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White, of Motown label-mates ... is this iconic record by the longest-serving act on the Motown rosdter. Written by Wonder himself and taken ...