Motown And The Soul of America
Motown And The Soul of America
Motown & The Soul of America
Watch the following documentaries and retrospectives.
- Respect Yourself: The story of Stax Records
- The Supremes : reflections : the definitive performances 1964-1969 : (DVD) (16437) 2006 ID
- Shindig Presents Soul
- Smokey Robinson and The Miracles : definitive performances, 1963-1987 : (DVD) (16653) 2006 ID
- The best of the Temptations on the Ed Sullivan Show : (DVD) (16072) 2011 ID
- The Four Tops reach out : definitive performances, 1965-1973 : (DVD) (16652) 2008 ID
- Motown gold from the Ed Sullivan Show : (DVD) (16075) 2011 ID
Essay (500 words)
Discuss the songs of Motown and Stax, with an emphasis on how Detroit’s “The Sound of Young America” and the soul sounds of Memphis influenced the rock era, the Civil Rights movement and integration in America and how that helped pave the way for future iconic figures of the 1980s, specifically Michael Jackson and Prince.
