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Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

1983 television special, produced by Suzanne de Passe for Motown Records
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Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

Summary

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever is a television special[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of television_special entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,235 views/month, #2 of 247).[2]

Key Facts

  • Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever's instance of is recorded as Yesterday, Today, Forever — instance of (P31): television special[3].
  • Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever's instance of is recorded as Yesterday, Today, Forever — instance of (P31): occurrence[4].
  • Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever was directed by Yesterday, Today, Forever — director (P57): Don Mischer[5].
  • Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever's genre is Yesterday, Today, Forever — genre (P136): documentary film[6].
  • Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever was produced by Yesterday, Today, Forever — producer (P162): Suzanne de Passe[7].
  • Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever's presenter is recorded as Yesterday, Today, Forever — presenter (P371): Richard Pryor[8].
  • Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever's language of work or name is recorded as Yesterday, Today, Forever — language of work or name (P407): English[9].
  • Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever was distributed by Yesterday, Today, Forever — distribution format (P437): VHS[10].
  • Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever was distributed by Yesterday, Today, Forever — distribution format (P437): direct-to-video[11].
  • Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever's country of origin is recorded as Yesterday, Today, Forever — country of origin (P495): United States[12].
  • Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever was released on May 16, 1983[13].
  • Among those involved in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever was Yesterday, Today, Forever — participant (P710): Q2831[14].
  • Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever's set in environment is recorded as Yesterday, Today, Forever — set in environment (P8411): concert hall[15].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Album[16]

  • Secondary type(s): Live[17]

  • First release date: 1983[18]

  • Genre(s): pop, soul[19]

  • Community tags: pop, soul[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3aabd190-f868-40f0-9df2-49f8abbac6be[21]

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Authorship and Creation

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever was produced by Yesterday, Today, Forever — producer (P162): Suzanne de Passe[7]. It was directed by Yesterday, Today, Forever — director (P57): Don Mischer[5].

Publication

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever was released on May 16, 1983[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Yesterday, Today, Forever — language of work or name (P407): English[9]. Its genre is Yesterday, Today, Forever — genre (P136): documentary film[6]. Recorded distribution format include Yesterday, Today, Forever — distribution format (P437): VHS[10] and Yesterday, Today, Forever — distribution format (P437): direct-to-video[11].

Why It Matters

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever ranks in the top 0.81% of television_special entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,235 views/month, #2 of 247).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

Richard Pryor United States

References

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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