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-The Motown record label was founded in which city?

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The Motown record label was founded by Berry Gordy in Detroit, Michigan, in 1960, and it was named for the city of its origin. Motown was a combination of the words "motor" and "town"-Detroit is known as the "Motor City" for being home to the American auto industry. Gordy himself was a former autoworker. Motown was significant because it was the first mainstream record label where the music was written, performed, produced, and distributed by African-American artists. The R&B music that Motown created became so synonymous with its genre in the 1960s that "Motown" is commonly considered a genre unto itself, and R&B music from the period that was recorded on other labels is often misattributed to Motown as a result.

Artists -The Motown Record Label Was Founded in Which City