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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf imprint
record label
activeInDecade 1960s
1970s
associatedWith Detroit music scene
Motown sound
basedIn Detroit, Michigan
catalogType LP albums
R&B singles
soul singles
country United States
distribution Motown
focusPeriod 1960s soul and R&B
1970s soul and R&B
foundedBy Berry Gordy
founder Berry Gordy
genre R&B
pop music
soul music
hasImprintRole core Motown imprint
industry music industry
influenced popular music of the 1960s
popular music of the 1970s
subsequent R&B artists
subsequent soul artists
languageOfReleases English
location Detroit, Michigan
mediaFormat vinyl records
notableFor releasing influential R&B recordings
releasing influential soul recordings
parentOrganization Motown
Motown Records
partOf Motown music empire
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


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