The Motown Sound: A Look Back at 50 Years of Musical Magic!

In honor of Motown's 50th Anniversary, Mark Anthony Neal, Duke University professor of African-American studies and R&B music maven, examines through this enlightening editorial why a half century later, the Motown sound is still the soundtrack of American life. Click on the link below or scroll down to read the full feature!

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**Did you know? Neal’s previous essay “The Otherside” is featured in the Motown Box Set, The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 10: 1970!