Motown’s Irresistible Force of Social and Cultural Change
Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye around a microphone at the Motown recording studio in Detroit in 1965 in the United States. (Photo by Gilles Petard/Redferns)
Motown comes in the music industry in the era where people were defined based on their cultural and weighed through social scales. Being the first successful African American-owned record label, there were no much expectations from it. Gordy’s legendary Motown set new standards that came to be accepted not just in the music industry but at the societal level. This later became one of the American’s stunning success stories due to the significant musical accomplishes that it achieved in the 20th century. Gordy introduced a unique style that influenced culture and favorite music. The influence is still felt to date by both hip-hop and pop lovers. It is impossible to ignore the No.1 hit song, and it is for this same reason why you cannot ignore the influence of Motown.