Motown: The Sound of Young America
Inspired by our exhibition, Motown: The Sound of Young America, presented by City National Bank, relive the best of Motown Sound!
Soul is one of America’s greatest musical treasures, and Motown its most memorable sound. Motown began in Detroit in the early 1960s and quickly became “The Sound of Young America,” crashing the American pop charts and challenging the Beatles-led British Invasion. A blend of gospel, blues, and pop, the Motown Sound featured the sweet harmonies of the Supremes and the Temptations, the perfect pop-soul of Smokey Robinson, and continues to present day as an active label under Universal Music Group with a new definition of soul with artists like Migos, Erykah Bad, and Ne-Yo.