View of Motown Records headquarters, Hitsville U.S.A., located at 2648 West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan. "New shape for '65" sign displayed in window. "Hitsville U.S.A." displayed on building facade.
E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library
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Lecture 7: HITSVILLE, USA. Now known as the Motown Museum, 2468 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan. A lot of musical magic was made here, once upon a time. Motown grew so rapidly in the 1960s that, before long, Berry Gordy purchased another seven houses in the neighborhood, and would eventually buy the huge Motown Mansion in Detroit’s Boston–Edison Historic District, before relocating to Los Angeles. But this house on West Grand Boulevard is where the dream began.
On April 14, 1960 Berry Gordy incorporated Motown Records in Detroit. By the end of the decade, the Motor City was known as “Hitsville USA” as R&B officially separated from rock and roll and began to blossom as it’s own genre. Hear the music of TheCity in the 1960s.
My daughter, who is playing, along with her band, at a St. Andrew’s night event downtown this evening, texted me to say that the hotel where they are playing is so hot … and immediately this song, despite the fact that it is only 40° F (4° C) outside, popped into my head and, as so often happens, refused to vacate! Ah well, it is the energy of the song that I love, so even if we aren’t…
America. The Big Apple. Sweet Lady Gumbo. Old… Swampy. Home of gigantic portions and gigantic hospital bills, it still remains the nut to crack for UK bands.
Having had a prior tour of the states cancelled due to the pandemic, USA Nails were raring to go for a run of dates this month just gone. We got a little bit worked up ourselves (from home) and asked the band to document their trip.…