About Music: July Grab Bag

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Music From Chad Bowar, your About Music Editor Usually this newsletter has a theme or focus each week. This week we're taking a vacation from the normal format and just including various interesting articles our music guides have written recently. The Ultimate Guide To Motown Hitsville U.S.A., as the Motown label liked to refer to its operation, wasn't just the creator of the famous Motown Sound. The Motown empire was the first to successfully introduce black music to American pop radio on a consistent basis, and also the first to graft the mass-production "assembly line" ethos of its native town, Detroit, to the pop music industry. See More About:  motown  soul music  black history Best Country Albums Of The 1980s The 1980s are often seen as a dry decade in country music. But nothing could be further from the truth. In the days before Garth Brooks' No Fences kicked contemporary country into the mainstream marketplace, there were great albums being made. While the rest of pop music went glossy, country music looked to its roots. See More About:  1980s country music  best country albums  George Thorogood Interview In the 34 years since the release of their self-titled 1977 debut album, George Thorogood and the Destroyers have forged a career of exceptional durability. Delivering guitar-driven roadhouse rock and houserockin' blues, the blueprint established by that debut has been followed by the band ever since. See More About:  george thorogood  chess records  howlin wolf Brazilian Love Songs How to say I love you in Portuguese? The answer is Eu te amo. However, the following list of Brazilian love songs can help you to say even much more than that. Besides the exhilarating beats of Samba and Pagode, Brazilian music has been shaped by some of the most romantic melodies ever written in Latin music. See More About:  brazilian music  romantic songs  bossa nova Music Ads Music Music MP3 CHA3BI Live Music Concerts Power Workout Music Music Business Job Featured Articles Popular U.S. Classical Composers Matt Redman - '10,000 Reasons' CD Review Wolfgang Gartner Interview Dropkick Murphys Shamrock-n-Roll Festival Tour Dates Free Songs To Download This Week Essential Zydeco Starter CDs   More from About.com Romantic Road Photo Gallery Explore the enchanting medieval towns, vineyards, and historical castles of Germany's Romantic Road. More> Guide to Oktoberfest 2011 All the details you need to enjoy the beer, sausage and Bavarian Oompha bands at Germany's best festival. More>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Music newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Advertisement