Square Biz | Motown Vs. Stax

<p>Before Michael Jackson became the King of Pop, or Otis Redding claimed his place as one of the greatest singer-songwriters in American popular music history, their talents had to be discovered and shared with the world. Enter the competing labels Motown and Stax Records. In the early 1960s, Berry Gordy’s Motown and Jim Stewart’s Stax pioneered the sound of Black music, giving birth to soul and R&B amidst deadly civil unrest.</p><p>Listen to Black History, For Real on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen early and ad-free on Wond...