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Soul Music & Rock-n-Roll: Mix Well and Simmer, Stirring Occasionally…

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  Berry Gordy founded Motown Records in Detroit Michigan, the first for an African-American, at a time when racial integration was just beginning. 79 hit singles on white Top 40 Radio over a decade speaks for itself. Opening in the back of the house in 1959, by 1966 they occupied 7 nearby buildings and grossed $20 [...]