Motown Studio A

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music studio recording studio

Motown Studio A is the famed recording studio in Detroit where many of Motown Records’ classic hits of the 1960s and 1970s were created.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Hitsville U.S.A. studio 30
Motown Studios 2
Motown Recording Studios 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf music studio ⓘ
recording studio ⓘ
activePeriod 1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Studio A ⓘ
the Snakepit ⓘ
associatedWith Berry Gordy ⓘ
Motown songwriting and production teams ⓘ
city Detroit ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalSignificance birthplace of many Motown Records hits ⓘ
iconic site in American popular music history ⓘ
currentUse museum exhibit ⓘ
era classic Motown era ⓘ
genreSpecialization R&B ⓘ
pop music ⓘ
soul music ⓘ
heritageStatus preserved as part of the Motown Museum ⓘ
locatedIn Detroit, Michigan, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Hitsville U.S.A. building ⓘ
notableFor Motown ⓘ
surface form: Motown Sound
operatedBy Motown ⓘ
surface form: Motown Records
ownedBy Motown ⓘ
surface form: Motown Records
partOf Motown ⓘ
surface form: Motown Records headquarters (Detroit era)
primaryHouseBand The Funk Brothers ⓘ
recordingTechnology analog tape recording ⓘ
recordLabelAssociation Gordy ⓘ
Motown ⓘ
Tamla ⓘ
soundCharacteristic layered vocal harmonies ⓘ
prominent bass lines ⓘ
tight rhythm sections ⓘ
state Michigan (most of state) ⓘ
surface form: Michigan
streetAddress 2648 West Grand Boulevard ⓘ
timePeriodOfGreatestActivity early 1970s ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ
mid-1960s ⓘ
touristAttraction Motown Museum ⓘ
usedBy Martha and the Vandellas ⓘ
Marvin Gaye ⓘ
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ⓘ
surface form: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

Stevie Wonder ⓘ
The Four Tops ⓘ
The Funk Brothers ⓘ
The Jackson 5 ⓘ
The Supremes ⓘ
The Temptations ⓘ

Referenced by (35)

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Studio A → alsoKnownAs → Motown Studio A ⓘ
The Mynah Birds → recordedAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motown Studios
The Funk Brothers → recordedPrimarilyAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
I Heard It Through the Grapevine → recordedAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
Diana & Marvin (album) → recordedInStudio → Motown Studio A ⓘ
subject surface form: Diana & Marvin
this entity surface form: Motown Recording Studios
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” → recordedAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ
subject surface form: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) → recordedAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
I Want You Back → recordedIn → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
Ain't Too Proud to Beg → recordedAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
Get Ready → recordedAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
I Can't Get Next to You → recordedAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
Meet The Temptations → recordedAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit, Michigan → usedAs → Motown Studio A ⓘ
subject surface form: Hitsville U.S.A.
this entity surface form: Motown Records recording studio
Where Did Our Love Go → recordedAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
Baby Love → recordedAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
Come See About Me → recordedIn → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
You Can’t Hurry Love → recordedIn → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
Reflections → recordedAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
Someday We’ll Be Together → recordedAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Motown Studios
I Hear a Symphony → recordedAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
The Supremes A’ Go-Go → recordedIn → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
Reach Out I'll Be There → recordedIn → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
Standing in the Shadows of Love → recordedIn → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
On Top → recordedAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
What's Going On → recordedAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
Let's Get It On → recordedAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
M.P.G. → recordedAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
That Stubborn Kinda Fellow → recordedIn → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
In the Groove → recordedAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
Dancing in the Street → recordedAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
Nowhere to Run → recordedIn → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
Jimmy Mack → recordedAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
Come and Get These Memories → recordedAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
My Baby Loves Me → recordedAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
The Andantes → workLocation → Motown Studio A ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio