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Motown
- Genre family
- R&B / Soul
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Motown
Motown is a branch of the R&B / Soul family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Motown is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with John Lee Hooker.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreR&B / Soul
Current genreMotown
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1960s · North America · Motown
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
1960s starting recordings
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KEY ARTISTS
1960s artists
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