U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama and others speak at Motown Music Series Student Workshop
First Lady Michelle Obama welcomes Smokey Robinson, John Legend, Berry Gordy, and Robert Santelli to the White House to lead a youth workshop on the legacy and history of Motown Records. Santelli opens with a history of the Motown era and Gordy reflects on first being a boxer and his start in music. Robinson describes growing up in the same neighborhood as Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin and they all discuss becoming associated with Motown, launching their careers, writing songs, and how groups were started. They take questions and John Legend sings a Stevie Wonder song.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- No Copyright
- Date
- 2011-02-24
- Speakers
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Obama, Michelle, 1964-
Santelli, Robert
Robinson, Smokey, 1940-
Legend, John
Gordy, Berry
Jonas, Nick
- Subjects
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Gordy, Berry
Robinson, Smokey, 1940-
Motown Record Corporation
Music--Vocational guidance
United States
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 01:10:54
- Venue Note
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Recorded on Feb. 24, 2011.
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 16927
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b9254742
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