Tamla
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Tamla was a record label founded by Berry Gordy that became one of the core imprints of the Motown music empire, releasing influential soul and R&B recordings in the 1960s and 1970s.
Aliases (2)
- Tamla T 314L ×1
- Tamla T-54124 ×1
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
imprint
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record label → |
| activeInDecade |
1960s
→
1970s → |
| associatedWith |
Detroit music scene
→
Motown sound → |
| basedIn |
Detroit, Michigan
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|
| catalogType |
LP albums
→
R&B singles → soul singles → |
| country |
United States
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|
| distribution |
Motown
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|
| focusPeriod |
1960s soul and R&B
→
1970s soul and R&B → |
| foundedBy |
Berry Gordy
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| founder |
Berry Gordy
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|
| genre |
R&B
→
pop music → soul music → |
| hasImprintRole |
core Motown imprint
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| industry |
music industry
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| influenced |
popular music of the 1960s
→
popular music of the 1970s → subsequent R&B artists → subsequent soul artists → |
| languageOfReleases |
English
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| location |
Detroit, Michigan
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|
| mediaFormat |
vinyl records
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| notableFor |
releasing influential R&B recordings
→
releasing influential soul recordings → |
| parentOrganization |
Motown
→
Motown Records → |
| partOf |
Motown music empire
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|
| product |
albums
→
phonograph records → singles → |
| regionServed |
North America
→
international → |
| signedArtist |
Marvin Gaye
→
Mary Wells → Smokey Robinson & The Miracles → Stevie Wonder → The Marvelettes → The Supremes → The Temptations → |
| style |
Motown soul
→
contemporary R&B of the 1960s → |