Motor City Music A Detroiter Looks Back |
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| Author:
| Slobin, Mark |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-088208-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2018 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $40.99 |
Book Description:
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Motor City Music is a pioneering study of the musical life of an American metropolis. 1940s-60s Detroit produced prominent musicians, from jazz to classical to ethnic. Author Mark Slobin begins with a reflection on his life growing up in Detroit, stresses public-school music, surveys neighborhood musical life, and covers industry, labor, the counterculture, media, and the record industry, including Motown.
Motor City Music is a pioneering study of the musical life of an American metropolis. 1940s-60s Detroit produced prominent musicians, from jazz to classical to ethnic. Author Mark Slobin begins with a reflection on his life growing up in Detroit, stresses public-school music, surveys neighborhood musical life, and covers industry, labor, the counterculture, media, and the record industry, including Motown.