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Motown

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Motown [ˈməʊˌtaʊn]
n
(Music, other)™ music combining rhythm and blues and pop, or gospel rhythms and modern ballad harmony
[from Motown Records of Detroit; from Mo(tor)Town, a nickname for Detroit, Michigan, centre of the US car industry]
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Noun1.Motown - the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes portMotown - the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
Detroit, Motor City
Great Lakes State, Michigan, Wolverine State, MI - a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
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The Magic of Motown is a show that celebrates the classic Tamla Motown record label and features 36 hits by artists such as The Temptations, Diana Ross And The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye - and The Jackson Five.
We want you back; The Magic of Motown show in Cardiff this weekend ... by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
The Motown record label launched in January 1959 by onetime auto worker Berry Gordy with a loan of 800 dollars from his family became a worldwide phenomenon that still influences today's music.
After 50 years, Motown endures in ailing Detroit by AFP / AFP American Edition
The Motown record label launched in January 1959 by onetime auto worker Berry Gordy with a loan of 800 dollars from his family became a worldwide phenomenon that still influences today's music.
After 50 years, Motown endures in ailing Detroit by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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