Monday, January 12, 2009

The 50th Anniversary of Motown

You know the Motown sound so well, but maybe you've never actually seen Motown. All of this history was made in one room of a little house in a residential neighborhood in Detroit.

Radio personality and consultant Holland Cooke, who I used to work with at WPRO Providence, often carries a small pocket video camera with him as he travels across America. This has resulted in a wonderful collection of videos on YOU TUBE. Here is one you should look at, it contains some very important musical history. Here is Holland's visit to Motown: