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One Nation Under A Groove: Motown and American Culture
Gerald Early
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Description for One Nation Under A Groove: Motown and American Culture
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGQ; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 191 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472089567
SKU
V9780472089567
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About Gerald Early
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.
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