Motown
/ˈməʊtaʊn/noun
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- （亦作〈商标〉Tamla Motown）[mass noun] music released on or reminiscent of the US record label Tamla Motown. The first black-owned record company in the US, Tamla Motown was founded in Detroit in 1959 by Berry Gordy, and was important in popularizing soul music, producing artists such as the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, and Marvin Gaye.汽车城音乐, 底特律黑人音乐（指以商标Tamla Motown发行的或使人联想到该商标的唱片音乐作品, Tamla Motown为美国第一家黑人唱片公司, 由贝里·高迪于1959年在底特律创办, 在推广爵士灵歌方面起了重要作用, 推出了如“至高无上者”演唱组、史帝维·汪德和马文·盖依等艺术家）。
词源
mid 20th cent.: shortening of Motor Town, by association with the car manufacturing industry of Detroit.