woodward
09-01-2023, 10:49 AM
An interesting compilation of seven historic Detroit music landmarks.
https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/08/31/detroit-historic-music-landmarks/70700453007/
7 must-see historic Detroit music landmarks
Brian McCollum
Detroit Free Press
More than a century's worth of Detroit's rich musical heritage can be absorbed at these milestone spots across the city.
1. Hitsville, U.S.A.: The Motown Museum
Few buildings in the music world are as iconic as the little house where big dreams were born on West Grand Boulevard: In 1959, in this home office and studio, songwriter and entrepreneur Berry Gordy Jr. founded the company that would become Motown Records, eventually home to some of the 20th century’s most enduring artists and hits.
The Motown Museum, founded in the 1980s by Gordy’s sister Esther Gordy Edwards, preserves the musical beehive in its original ‘60s glory, including the famous Studio A where acts such as the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, the Temptations, Marvin Gaye and Four Tops recorded much of their signature work.
The museum, whose campus is undergoing a $65 million expansion, is open for tours Wednesdays through Sundays most weeks. 2648 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit
Motown Records' original headquarters at 2648 West Grand Blvd., Detroit, now the Motown Museum
No mention of the United Sound Studios in this article. Does anyone know what the current status might be? Can it be visited by tourists, etc.
Thanks.
https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/08/31/detroit-historic-music-landmarks/70700453007/
7 must-see historic Detroit music landmarks
Brian McCollum
Detroit Free Press
More than a century's worth of Detroit's rich musical heritage can be absorbed at these milestone spots across the city.
1. Hitsville, U.S.A.: The Motown Museum
Few buildings in the music world are as iconic as the little house where big dreams were born on West Grand Boulevard: In 1959, in this home office and studio, songwriter and entrepreneur Berry Gordy Jr. founded the company that would become Motown Records, eventually home to some of the 20th century’s most enduring artists and hits.
The Motown Museum, founded in the 1980s by Gordy’s sister Esther Gordy Edwards, preserves the musical beehive in its original ‘60s glory, including the famous Studio A where acts such as the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, the Temptations, Marvin Gaye and Four Tops recorded much of their signature work.
The museum, whose campus is undergoing a $65 million expansion, is open for tours Wednesdays through Sundays most weeks. 2648 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit
Motown Records' original headquarters at 2648 West Grand Blvd., Detroit, now the Motown Museum
No mention of the United Sound Studios in this article. Does anyone know what the current status might be? Can it be visited by tourists, etc.
Thanks.