Detroit and the Motown legacy. (history of the sound recording industry that launched the careers of various black singers and groups; collections of the Motown Historical Museum) (includes related article on the changing image and renaissance of Detroit, Michigan) From: American Visions | Date: February 1, 1994| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1994 Heritage Information Holdings, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Listen' That's what you did. The sound was toe-tapping, hand-clapping, silky smooth and mellow. "The Sound of Young America."

It was January 1959. Independent songwriter Berry Gordy Jr. purchased a small house at 2648 West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, hung a sign out front that read, "Hitsville USA," and made a glorious contribution to American entertainment and business history. Nearly 30 years later his sister, Esther Gordy Edwards, recognized that "there are people who in their lives are preservationists, people who keep things. I am that person."

In 1988 Edwards ...

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