Topic: Motown Records

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94: Helping Our People
28:32 - 34:11

94: Helping Our People

Berry Gordy Jr., Motown Records and the Detroit Sound

Berry Gordy Jr. is identified as the original music mogul who created a polished version of black music palatable to white America. Operating out of Detroit, Gordy employed a manufacturing approach to artist development with groups like The Supremes and The Temptations. The segment highlights Gordy's vision for "The Sound of Young America" and his collaboration with Smokey Robinson.