Detroit 67: The Year That Changed Soul
Stuart Cosgrove
ISBN 10: 184697366X ISBN 13: 9781846973666
Published by Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited, 2016
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Detroit 67 chronicles a turbulent 1967 in a city divided by riots, cultural upheaval, and the rise of Motown’s inner tensions, offering focused history for readers of urban upheaval.
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Shortlisted for Penderyn Music Prize
Detroit 67 is the story of Motor City in the year that changed everything. Twelve chapters take you on a turbulent year-long journey through the drama and chaos that ripped through the city in 1967 and tore it apart in personal, political and interracial disputes. It is the story of Motown, the break-up of The Supremes and the damaging disputes at the heart of the most successful African-American music label ever.
Set against a backdrop of urban riots, escalating war in Vietnam and police corruption, the book weaves its way through a year when soul music came of age and the underground counterculture flourished. LSD arrived in the city with hallucinogenic power and local guitar band MC5 - selfstyled holy barbarians of rock - went to war with mainstream America. A summer of street-level rebellion turned Detroit into one of the most notorious cities on earth, known for its unique creativity, its unpredictability and self-lacerating crime rates.
The year 1967 ended in social meltdown, rancour and intense legal warfare as the complex threads that held Detroit together finally unravelled.
Features the story of DETROIT, a major motion picture.
About the Author: Stuart Cosgrove, originally from Perth, was a fanzine writer on the northern soul scene before joining the black music paper Echoes, as a staff writer. He became media editor with the NME and a feature writer for a range of newspapers and magazines. A graduate of Hull University, he completed a PhD in modern American theatre history. In 2005 he was named Broadcaster of the Year in the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards and in 2012 he won numerous awards including a BAFTA and Royal Television Society award for Channel 4's coverage of the London Paralympics 2012.
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Title: Detroit 67: The Year That Changed Soul
Publisher: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New