Labels, artists, and key developments.
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- What record label was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. in 1959?
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Motown Records
- Which artist earned the nickname 'the Godfather of Funk'?
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James Brown
- What soul label based in Memphis, Tennessee, released hits by Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes?
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Stax Records
- Aretha Franklin's 1967 signature song is titled what?
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Respect
- What syncopated musical style, developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, emphasized offbeat rhythms and strong bass lines?
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Funk
- Sam and Dave recorded a 1967 soul hit titled 'Soul ___'?
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Man
- What is Stevie Wonder's birth name?
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Stevland Judkins
- Which 1974 Stevie Wonder album is considered one of the greatest albums ever recorded?
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Innervisions
- Marvin Gaye's 1971 concept album about social issues is titled 'What's Going ___'?
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On
- Who was the lead singer of The Supremes?
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Diana Ross
- The Temptations' 1964 hit 'My Girl' was recorded for which label?
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Motown
- What 1967 Otis Redding song features the phrase 'sittin' on the dock of the bay'?
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(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay
- Isaac Hayes recorded a famous theme song for which movie in 1971?
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Shaft
- Curtis Mayfield recorded the soundtrack for which blaxploitation film in 1972?
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Superfly
- Al Green released his soul masterpiece 'Let's Stay Together' in what year?
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1971