Gordy
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Gordy was a Motown Records imprint known for releasing influential soul and R&B music by artists such as Martha and the Vandellas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gordy canonical | 17 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Motown imprint
ⓘ
record label imprint ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra |
1960s soul music
ⓘ
1970s R&B ⓘ 1980s R&B ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Motown
ⓘ
surface form:
Motown sound
|
| basedIn |
Detroit
ⓘ
surface form:
Detroit, Michigan
|
| catalogType |
R&B catalog
ⓘ
soul catalog ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributionLabelFor |
Motown
ⓘ
surface form:
Motown Records
|
| genre |
R&B music
ⓘ
soul music ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mediaFormat |
cassette tapes
ⓘ
compact discs ⓘ vinyl records ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Berry Gordy ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
DeBarge
ⓘ
Martha and the Vandellas ⓘ Rick James ⓘ The Contours ⓘ The Four Tops ⓘ The Jackson 5 ⓘ Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ⓘ
surface form:
The Miracles
The Temptations ⓘ |
| notableRelease |
“ABC” by The Jackson 5
ⓘ
Dancing in the Street ⓘ
surface form:
“Dancing in the Street” by Martha and the Vandellas
(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave ⓘ
surface form:
“Heat Wave” by Martha and the Vandellas
"My Girl" by The Temptations ⓘ
surface form:
“My Girl” by The Temptations
Super Freak ⓘ
surface form:
“Super Freak” by Rick James
|
| owner |
Motown
ⓘ
surface form:
Motown Records
|
| parentOrganization |
Motown
ⓘ
surface form:
Motown Records
|
| partOf |
Gordy Records
ⓘ
surface form:
Motown Records label family
|
| product |
albums
ⓘ
phonograph records ⓘ singles ⓘ |
| recordLabelOf |
DeBarge
ⓘ
Martha and the Vandellas ⓘ Rick James ⓘ The Contours ⓘ The Four Tops ⓘ The Jackson 5 ⓘ Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ⓘ
surface form:
The Miracles
The Temptations ⓘ |
| specializesIn | African-American popular music ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.