Motown
Speech parts
1. Motown - Noun
2. Motown - Proper noun
Meaning
the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
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Phrases with the word
Examples
I love to sing old Motown songs to myself, or some Patti Smith Edith Piaf or Billie Holiday. That gets me in the mood for singing.
One thing I can say about the Motown acts is that we were a family. That's not a myth.
Once you're a Motown artist, you're always a Motown artist.
People still look at Michael Jackson as being a Motown artist.
Motown was about music for all people – white and black, blue and green, cops and the robbers. I was reluctant to have our music alienate anyone.
I've discovered that Motown and Broadway have a lot in common - a family of wonderfully talented, passionate, hardworking young people, fiercely competitive but also full of love and appreciation for the work, for each other and for the people in the audience.