It’s Motown’s World, We All Just Live In It

Motown changed everything, and we wouldn't have the modern music scene without it! This week we're diving into the people, the sound, and the factory the made Motown, and make direct connections to today along the way. Support the channel and get ad-free extended videos and more by joining the Patreon - http://www.patreon.com/diggingthegreat __________________________________ FOLLOW DIGGING THE GREATS https://www.instagram.com/diggingthegreats/ http://www.patreon.com/diggingthegreats Digging The Greats Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digging-the-greats/id1694172577 Interview Channel - @DiggingTheTalks __________________________________ THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER TIER ON PATREON Sam Deka Josh Nelson D. Andre __________________________________ SOURCES https://www.instagram.com/p/C3to6lsCvjc/ https://discover.hubpages.com/entertainment/Greatest-Hits-Motown-Initially-Rejected Motown Encyclopedia - book - Betts, Graham 2014 Motown: The Sound of Young America - book - White, Adam 2019 BET Article - Legacy of Motown - https://www.bet.com/article/emcelr/the-legacy-of-motown-black-music-is-pop-music#:~:text=Much%20like%20how%20Soul%20Train,direct%20influence%20to%20the%20genre LIFE Magazine - https://www.life.com/arts-entertainment/motown-the-music-that-changed-america/ Jazz & Blues in Detroit- https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/08/detroit-jazz-and-blues?linkId=16163517 Joe Von Battle - https://marshamusic.wordpress.com/page-joe-von-battle-requiem-for-a-record-shop-man/#:~:text=Joe%20Von%20Battle%20was%20the%20first%20to%20record%20the%20voice,labels%20to%20sing%20secular%20music Dooto Records - https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/before-motown-l-a-s-black-owned-soul-music-empire History of Black Owned Labels - https://daily.jstor.org/the-history-of-black-owned-record-labels/ The Motown Sound of Money - Fortune article from 1967- https://fortune.com/1967/09/01/the-motown-sound-of-money/# Mickey Stevenson Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWg5fqTDW0k __________________________________ CHAPTERS 00:00 Guess who's back 00:46 Guess who's out 01:20 The Catalyst of Change 04:04 The Factory 05:13 Home Recording 06:19 Songwriters 07:02 LMFAO? 08:08 A&R Perfected 09:18 Choreo 09:54 Context of the 60s 10:52 The Funk Brothers 12:19 Who thinks this is a hit? 13:39 Electric Lady 14:41 The Bizness 16:15 The Results 16:39 Guess who's back 17:44 Berry's Favorite Song 18:21 Guess who's out #motown #musichistory #music

Added 23 Aug 2026