One Nation Under a Groove
Motown and American Culture
Seiten
2004
The University of Michigan Press (Verlag)
978-0-472-08956-7 (ISBN)
The University of Michigan Press (Verlag)
978-0-472-08956-7 (ISBN)
Early tells the story of 'Motown Records', one of the most successful black-owned enterprises in American history and how it helped transform American culture. This edition features an updated bibliography and interviews with Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross and Berry Gordy.
In its heyday Motown Records was a household word, one of the most famous and successful black-owned businesses in American history, and, arguably, the most significant of all American independent record labels.
How it got to be that way and how it changed the face of American popular culture are the subjects of this concise study of Berry Gordy's phenomenal creation. Author Gerald Early tells the story of the cultural and historical conditions that made Motown Records possible, including the dramatic shifts in American popular music of the time, changes in race relations and racial attitudes, and the rise of a black urban population. Early concentrates in particular on the 1960s and 70s, when Motown had its biggest impact on American musical tastes and styles.
With this revised and expanded edition, the author provides an up-to-date bibliography of the major books that have been written about Motown Records specifically, and black American music generally. Plus, new appendices feature interviews with four of the major creators of the Motown Sound: Berry Gordy, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, and Marvin Gaye.
In its heyday Motown Records was a household word, one of the most famous and successful black-owned businesses in American history, and, arguably, the most significant of all American independent record labels.
How it got to be that way and how it changed the face of American popular culture are the subjects of this concise study of Berry Gordy's phenomenal creation. Author Gerald Early tells the story of the cultural and historical conditions that made Motown Records possible, including the dramatic shifts in American popular music of the time, changes in race relations and racial attitudes, and the rise of a black urban population. Early concentrates in particular on the 1960s and 70s, when Motown had its biggest impact on American musical tastes and styles.
With this revised and expanded edition, the author provides an up-to-date bibliography of the major books that have been written about Motown Records specifically, and black American music generally. Plus, new appendices feature interviews with four of the major creators of the Motown Sound: Berry Gordy, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, and Marvin Gaye.
Gerald Early is an award-winning music, sports, and popular-culture scholar. He is Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters in the Department of Arts and Sciences at Washington University. His book, The Culture of Bruising: Essays on Prizefighting, Literature, and Modern American Culture, won the 1994 National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.3.2004 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Ann Arbor |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 263 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Jazz / Blues |
| Sozialwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-472-08956-0 / 0472089560 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-472-08956-7 / 9780472089567 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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