Motown Records and Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy wrote the Jackie Wilson hit Lonely Teardrops but barely made any money. So he started his own record company named Motown. The label played an important role in the racial integration of popular music achieving crossover success. Motown would launch the careers of Diana Ross & the Supremes, Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, and Stevie Wonder. Includes classic video of the early years of Motown music. |
Presented by Rick Feingold
Rick Feingold teaches American Business History at Bergen Community College and holds an MBA from Penn State University and a B.A. in History from Rutgers University.
Lunchbox Learning is a series of programs that are supported by the Friends of the Wayne Public Library. It originated to provide daytime programming that seniors would be able to attend. The series consists of musical programs, history lectures, and occasional dramatic programs.
Doors open at noon--feel free to bring a bag lunch. The programs starts at 12:30 PM.
Registration is required.