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==Motown==

[[Motown Records]] dominated [[soul music]] for many years. Musicians included [[Stevie Wonder]], [[The Temptations]], [[JacksonAretha 5Franklin]] (from [[Gary, Indiana]], just a few miles from the Michigan border), [[Diana Ross]], [[Marvin Gaye]], [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], [[Martha & the Vandellas]], [[Smokey Robinson]], [[Mary Wells]] and [[The Supremes]]. The [[Jackson 5]] who also recorded on Motown were from [[Gary, Indiana]], just a few miles from the Michigan border. Led by [[Berry Gordy]], Motown revolutionized soul and made Detroit one of the American centers of musical innovation.

==Pop==