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11-24-2015, 02:08 PM
Lawmakers to celebrate Motown with exec Berry Gordy
By Judy Kurtz [[http://thehill.com/author/judy-kurtz)
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The halls near the Capitol will soon be filled with the dulcet tones of Motown music, as legendary record exec Berry Gordy heads to the Hill to celebrate the genre he put on the map.
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Gordy, the 85-year-old founder of Motown Records and the man responsible for signing countless iconic 1960s acts including The Supremes, The Temptations, The Jackson 5, Gladys Knight & The Pips and many others, will be on hand Dec. 3 at the Rayburn House Office Building for an event dubbed Celebrating the Legacy of Motown Music.
Rep. John Conyers [[D-Mich.), the Congressional Black Caucus and the Creative Rights Caucus are behind the music-filled affair, along with a long list of additional hosts including the Recording Industry Association of America, The National Theatre, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group.
Conyers plans to introduce a resolution “honoring the achievements of Berry Gordy and the musical history he created through Motown Records,” according to a news release.
Cast members from the National Theatre’s “Motown: The Musical,” [[developed and produced by Gordy) will also perform at the Rayburn event.
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/261183-lawmakers-to-celebrate-motown-with-exec-berry-gordy
By Judy Kurtz [[http://thehill.com/author/judy-kurtz)
0 [[http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/261183-lawmakers-to-celebrate-motown-with-exec-berry-gordy#disqus_thread)
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The halls near the Capitol will soon be filled with the dulcet tones of Motown music, as legendary record exec Berry Gordy heads to the Hill to celebrate the genre he put on the map.
ADVERTISEMENT
Gordy, the 85-year-old founder of Motown Records and the man responsible for signing countless iconic 1960s acts including The Supremes, The Temptations, The Jackson 5, Gladys Knight & The Pips and many others, will be on hand Dec. 3 at the Rayburn House Office Building for an event dubbed Celebrating the Legacy of Motown Music.
Rep. John Conyers [[D-Mich.), the Congressional Black Caucus and the Creative Rights Caucus are behind the music-filled affair, along with a long list of additional hosts including the Recording Industry Association of America, The National Theatre, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group.
Conyers plans to introduce a resolution “honoring the achievements of Berry Gordy and the musical history he created through Motown Records,” according to a news release.
Cast members from the National Theatre’s “Motown: The Musical,” [[developed and produced by Gordy) will also perform at the Rayburn event.
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/261183-lawmakers-to-celebrate-motown-with-exec-berry-gordy