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18 | Square Biz | Motown Vs. Stax

2024/6/3
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旁白：本集讲述了Motown和Stax两大唱片公司在20世纪60年代美国社会动荡背景下兴起的故事，以及它们对灵魂乐和节奏布鲁斯音乐发展的影响。Motown由Barry Gordy Jr.创立，以制作流行歌曲为目标，并成功地将黑人音乐推向主流市场。Stax由Jim Stewart和Estelle Axton创立，起初制作乡村和摇滚乐，后转向R&B，并与Atlantic Records合作。两家公司都面临着种族隔离和音乐产业竞争的挑战。 Consciously和Francesca Ramsey：两位主持人对Motown和Stax唱片公司的发展历程进行了深入探讨，分析了Barry Gordy和Jim Stewart的创业经历，以及两家公司在音乐风格、市场策略和种族关系方面的差异。他们批判性地审视了文化挪用现象，并探讨了黑人音乐家在音乐产业中面临的挑战和不平等。他们还分析了Motown公司对旗下艺人的包装和训练，以及Stax公司在争取黑人DJ支持方面的努力。 Frankie：分享了个人成长过程中对R&B音乐的聆听体验，并对不同年代的音乐风格进行了比较。

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The episode explores the origins and impact of Motown and Stax Records, two pivotal labels that shaped the sound of Black music during the 1960s amidst civil unrest.

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Before Michael Jackson became the King of Pop, or Otis Redding claimed his place as one of the greatest singer-songwriters in American popular music history, their talents had to be discovered and shared with the world. Enter the competing labels Motown and Stax Records. In the early 1960s, Berry Gordy’s Motown and Jim Stewart’s Stax pioneered the sound of Black music, giving birth to soul and R&B amidst deadly civil unrest.

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