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Motown: Not the Same Old Songs

January 4, 2007 • A new book argues that Motown was a step in the evolution of the American popular song, a tradition reaching back to songwriters like Irving Berlin, George Gershwin and Cole Porter.

Motown: Not the Same Old Songs

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