Rhythm Ride
A Road Trip Through the Motown Sound
New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2015.
Format: Book
Edition: 1st edition.
Description: 166 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"A narrative history of the Motown music label covering the historical context, personalities, and ongoing legacy of the "sound of young America.""-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
A greeting from the groove -- Motor City -- Handsome dazzler -- Got a job -- Dreaming big for $800 -- The Motown family -- My mama told me -- Factory rhythm -- The "C" circuit -- Miss Manners -- Cholly's moves -- Dancing in the streets -- Wonder kid -- The funk brothers -- Ugly sightseeing -- Sunshine on a cloudy day -- The sound of young America -- Singing Supreme -- Family drama -- What's going on -- TCB, ABC, 1-2-3-4-5 -- New directions -- The groove goes on.
Subjects:
Motown Record Corporation -- Teen literature.
Sound recording industry -- United States -- Teen literature.
African American musicians -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Teen literature.
Popular music -- Michigan -- Detroit -- 1961-1970 -- Teen literature.
Rock music -- Michigan -- Detroit -- 1961-1970 -- Teen literature.
Soul music -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Teen literature.
Civil rights movements -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Teen literature.
Motown Record Corporation -- Teen literature.
Sound recording industry -- United States -- Teen literature.
African American musicians -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Teen literature.
Popular music -- Michigan -- Detroit -- 1961-1970 -- Teen literature.
Rock music -- Michigan -- Detroit -- 1961-1970 -- Teen literature.
Soul music -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Teen literature.
Civil rights movements -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Teen literature.
Target Audience: 1030L
ISBN:
9781596439733
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T PERFORMING ARTS Pin | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Teen Nonfiction | In |
T PERFORMING ARTS Pin | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Teen Nonfiction | In |
T PERFORMING ARTS Pin | Southeast | Teen Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-160) and index.