The Magic of Motown: Symposium examines label’s cultural impact

February 2010

Michigan Celebrates Motown: The Symposium, held last week at Palmer Commons, brought together academics, students, critics, and those who were a part of the very beginnings of Motown in its earliest years. "We were just a bunch of kids making music, not history," said Alan Abrams, who served as Motown's first publicist when he was in his late teens.  "There's a division between school music and other forms of music, and with Motown, we discover a music informed by public schools, churches, and communities," said Betty Anne Younker, associate dean for academic affairs at the School of  Music, Theatre & Dance. For the full story, visit http://www.ur.umich.edu/update/archives/100225/motown