Motown’s Black women songwriters and producers were invisible architects behind pop music juggernaut - BridgeDetroit

Motown’s Black women songwriters and producers were invisible architects behind pop music juggernaut - BridgeDetroit

During the 1960s, in a country divided by racial strife, the music of Berry Gordy Jr.’s Motown Records helped bring people together. This story was first published in The Conversation Motown was noted for star performers like Mary Wells, The Miracles, The Supremes, The Temptations, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. But, behind the scenes, a talented group of lesser known women were driving the…