Motown

How To Use Motown In A Sentence

• Irresistible, her lone Motown LP, the label cannibalized some of the solo songs and remixed them into duets. NPR Topics: News
• His sniffy attitude to Motown may be dead wrong but his dissection of the creative and entrepreneurial side of the music industry is unrivalled.
• Taylor's funk-influenced style hearkens back to the days when Motown was pounding out hit after soulful hit, without relying on sentimentalism or retro-chic.
• When all is said and done, they come across as a rock 'n' roll Motown wall of sound.
• Like most of the bands and assorted solo acts gathered at CMJ this week, Q-Tip came to spread the word: that first song was “Fever,” the second single from his album “The Renaissance,” which Universal Motown is scheduled to release next year. CMJ Music Marathon: Q-Tip Catches the Fever - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com
• Ashford and Simpson, who married in 1974, were quickly signed to Motown Records and wrote a string of hits for, among others, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell — the latter two who dueted on "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing," "You're All I Need to Get By" and "Your Precious Love. Motown Songwriter Nick Ashford Dies at 70
• Motown was particularly popular in the 1960s and 1970s.
• In Moles' homely upstairs cafe area there's a complementary side order of 1950s and 60s dancehall classics with a beady eye on the shimmy and shake favourites of Motown and doo-wop. Clubs picks of the week
• The Redskins coach was the subject of scorn and ridicule before his team lost to the Lions, but the setback in Motown only racheted up the heat. NFL Replay: Declining skills at the root of T.O.'s slow start
• The neglected poverty-stricken landscape of Motown is captured throughout the film by the trailer homes, abandoned buildings and jalopies in shades of muted gray, browns, greens and rust.