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Music of the United States

The music of Michigan is composed of many different genres. The city of

Motown, and techno
.

Michigan musicians with a #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit include artists from the 1950s:

Madonna, "The Queen of Pop", Bob Seger, and Ray Parker Jr.; from the 1990s: Aaliyah, "The Queen of Urban Pop"; from the 2000s: Eminem (who has had 9 consecutive #1 albums from The Marshall Mathers LP in 2000 to Music to Be Murdered By
in 2020).

Other Detroit musicians with a #1 album on the Billboard 200 include

At Night, Alone. A remix of his 2015 single "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" from the album peaked in the top 10 on the charts in 27 countries around the world, including hitting number one in many and the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. He has written songs for a great number of fellow artists, and is a member of the alternative hip-hop duo Mansionz. Alice Cooper, "The Godfather of Shock Rock," had a #1 Billboard 200 album with the hard rock Billion Dollar Babies in 1973. Additionally, the new-age classic rock band Greta Van Fleet, from Frankenmuth, have been nominated for four Grammy Awards in 2019 and won the Best New Artist award from the 2017 Loudwire Music Awards.[1]

Indigenous music

Main article: Indigenous music of North America § Eastern Woodlands

Classical

Disney films and animations, including Snow White, Pinocchio, and Bambi. Notable contemporary Michigan classical composers include James Hartway and Augustus O. Hill.[2][3]

The

Cyrano
by the company's director David DiChiera.

Folk

Folklorist Ivan Walton, who taught at the University of Michigan, collected the songs of Great Lakes sailors.[4]

Duane Starcher recorded Woods and Water: Folk songs from Michigan History, released in 1965 on Western Michigan University Aural Press.[5]

The Ark is a folk music venue in Ann Arbor in existence since 1965.

Blues

Further information: Music of Detroit § Blues

Detroit has had a thriving blues scene (see

Detroit blues) for some time, including most famously John Lee Hooker
.

Jazz

Further information: Music of Detroit § Jazz

Gerald Cleaver, Pheeroan akLaff, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, guitarist Kenny Burrell, trombonist Curtis Fuller, French horn player Julius Watkins, saxophonists J. R. Monterose, Faruq Z. Bey, James Carter, Kenny Garrett, baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams, double bassist Doug Watkins, trumpeter Donald Byrd, harpist Dorothy Ashby, violinist Regina Carter, and singers Sheila Jordan, Della Reese, Barbara Dane, and Dianne Reeves. Drummer Elvin Jones, trumpeter Thad Jones, and pianist Geri Allen were born in Pontiac. Singer Betty Carter was born in Flint. Double-bassist Ron Carter was born in Ferndale
.

The Detroit International Jazz Festival was founded in 1980 and features free outdoor concerts in venues in the city.[6]

R&B/Soul

Further information: Music of Detroit

Nolan Strong, Andre Williams and Nathaniel Mayer
. The label would release more than 800 vinyl records before stopping original releases in the 1970s. While Fortune never made it to Motown's height of fame, artists like the late Nolan Strong proved to be influential. In his autobiography, Smokey Robinson named Strong as one of his biggest and earliest influences. Andre Williams and Nathaniel Mayer both had career resurgences in the 2000s garage rock scene. Bands like Reigning Sound, Goober & the Peas, and The Black Keys have all cited Fortune artists as influential.

Detroit's

Martha & the Vandellas, Smokey Robinson, Mary Wells (#1 with "My Guy"), The Supremes and The Jackson 5. All of these artists had a #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit, except Martha & the Vandellas. The Supremes had 12 #1 Billboard Hot 100 hits. The Temptations had 4 #1 Hot 100 hits. Stevie Wonder had 10 #1 Hot 100 hits. Led by Berry Gordy
, Motown revolutionized soul and made Detroit one of the American centers of musical innovation. Although many who have never lived in the region incorrectly associate certain music from Michigan as being Detroit-oriented, Motown's productions were, in reality, among the limited number of recorded works actually linked to the city itself. Many Motown recordings originated in the city, and many Motown artists were from the city of Detroit, or migrated to the immediate area.

Ready for the World formed in Flint in 1982. They had a Billboard Hot 100 #1 song with "Oh Sheila" in 1985.

Country

Country music, especially in the Metro Detroit area, is massively popular in Michigan. Some of the state's most well-known country artists include Kid Rock, Uncle Kracker, and Josh Gracin.

Pop

Further information: Music of Detroit § Pop

1960s pop-rock singer Del Shannon came from Coopersville, near Grand Rapids. He had the #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit "Runaway" in 1961.

Singer

Madonna, born Madonna Ciccone in Bay City, later living in the Rochester area (and attending the University of Michigan), rose to be considered the "Queen of Pop" by many. Her long career began in the early 1980s and she continues to top charts today. Madonna had 12 #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including "Like a Virgin
", from 1984.

1st Dan Schafer RCA single US & Canada promo

Mike Posner, from Oakland County, had the popular song "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" in 2016.

Rock

Further information: Music of Detroit § Rock and roll

Unrelated Segments formed in Taylor, Luv'd Ones formed in Niles, and The JuJus
formed in Grand Rapids.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s,

Death, from Detroit, was active from 1971 to 1976, with a self-released limited single in 1976 being their only release until 2009, when Drag City
began releasing the band's unreleased 1970s demo recordings and surviving members reformed the group.

Searching for Sugarman
is a film that documented his life and career.

In the late 1970s, Detroit had a small

Niagara, a founding group member, would also gain notoriety for her film noir
-influenced graphic pop art in later years.

The Gories are a garage punk band formed in 1986 in Detroit. The trio consists of Mick Collins (of The Dirtbombs), Dan Kroha (of The Demolition Doll Rods), and Peggy O'Neill. The group originally broke up in 1992, but have reunited since 2009.

In the 1990s,

rapper with other influences from Detroit-based musicians and genres (e.g., Bob Seger, Ted Nugent, and Motown). Uncle Kracker and alternative metal band Taproot
also had success in the early 2000s.

The first decade of the 21st century also saw a further revival of the Detroit garage rock sound, typified by bands such as The White Stripes, The Von Bondies, Gore Gore Girls, The GO and The Detroit Cobras.

Notable post-hardcore bands include Chiodos, from Davison; I See Stars, from Warren; For the Fallen Dreams, from Lansing; La Dispute, from Grand Rapids; Gone By Sunset, from Sterling Heights; Famous Last Words, from Petoskey; Flint metalcore bands It Lies Within and King 810; We Came as Romans, from Troy; and I Prevail, from Southfield.

Notable alternative/indie rock bands include Frankenmuth's Greta Van Fleet had a No. 3 album on the Billboard 200 in 2018, Peoples Temple (band) from Lansing and Whirlwind Heat from Grand Rapids.


Indie

His Name is Alive and Thunderbirds Are Now! are from Livonia. Windy & Carl are from Dearborn. Wolf Eyes formed in Ann Arbor. Magdelene Rose was born in Flint. Darcy Moran and her live band are all from Metro-Detroit. Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens was born in Detroit and moved to Petoskey (far northern Lower Peninsula) at age 9. Stevens' music has allusions and influences from all over the state. He released a state-themed baroque pop album, Michigan, in 2003. Sufjan Stevens attended Hope College in Holland. Tally Hall
was formed in Ann Arbour with 4 of the 5 members growing up there.

Hardcore

Further information: Music of Detroit § Hardcore

The

Midwest hardcore record label, Touch & Go. Tesco also helped form an alliance between the Detroit scene and Minor Threat and other Washington, D.C. bands.[10][11]

Electronic Music

Further information: Detroit techno

Belleville Three", a cadre of African-American men, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, and Juan Atkins, who were attending college at the time near Detroit. Influenced heavily by George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic, Germany's Kraftwerk, and the house music coming out of Chicago at the time, they created a new genre of percussive, entirely synthetic electronic dance music
.

In the 1990s, a fusion of

hip-hop called ghettotech arose in Detroit. Some notable artists were DJ Assault and DJ Godfather. Since May 2000, Detroit has also been the home of the hugely popular Detroit Electronic Music Festival
and related festivals.

The west coast of Michigan hosts the eight-day

Electric Forest Festival
each summer since 2008, which features famous EDM DJs and jam bands.

Hip hop

See also: Music of Detroit § Hip hop

In the mid-late 1980s, Awesome Dre and the Hard Core Committee, along with Prince Vince and the Hip Hop Force, were among the first wave of Detroit artists, with Awesome Dre becoming the first to go national with videos receiving regular spins on

Danny Brown, Insane Clown Posse, One Be Lo, Guilty Simpson, MaGestik LeGend, The Definition, the late J Dilla and his former group Slum Village, and producer and artist Black Milk. [citation needed] Aaliyah (d. 2001), from Detroit, had a #1 Hot 100 hit with "Try Again" in 2000. She had a #1 album in 2001 after her death with Aaliyah (album). Aaliyah had 4 #1 songs on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart including Are You That Somebody? in 1998. Neighboring Flint made significant contributions to hip hop throughout the 1990s, with artists like MC Breed, Top Authority, and The Dayton Family. Since 2011, Big Sean and Dej Loaf are spearheading a national hip-hop sound for Detroit, with up-and-comers like Che (Formally Detroit Che),[12] whose 2014 BET Hip-Hop Awards Cypher with Lil Mama
garnered her national recognition.

See also

References

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  2. ^ Gary S Cendrowski; Kelly Asher. "James Hartway Home". Jameshartway.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
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  4. ^ "MTAP Ivan Walton Collection of Great Lakes Songs". Museum.msu.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  5. ^ "Woods and Water: Folksongs from Michigan History". Secondcello.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  6. ^ History, Detroit Jazz Festival, accessed May 26, 2016
  7. ^ Nelson, Jason."Degenerates (Online Band Profile / Biography)". Stereokiller.com
  8. ^ Sauter, Cale (June 20, 2007). "Michigan hardcore pioneers Violent Apathy reunite for shows". City Pulse. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  9. ^ Nelson, Jason. "Spite (Online Band Profile & Biography)". Stereokiller.com
  10. ^ Rettman, Tony (2008). "Michigan hardcore pioneers Violent Apathy reunite for shows". Swindle (issue 12). Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  11. ^ "Punk Rock In Michigan By Henry Weld". Collectorscum.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  12. ^ "2014 BET HipHop Awards Cypher".
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