Detroit 67: The Year That Changed Soul
The author, Stuart Cosgrove's, career encompasses everything from being media editor of NME and the iconic The Face magazine to Head of Programmes at Channel 4.
Detroit 67 is the story of Detroit in the year that
changed everything. Twelve monthly chapters take you on a turbulent year
long journey through the drama and chaos that ripped through the city
in 1967. Over a dramatic 12-month period, the Motor City was torn apart
by personal, political and inter-racial disputes. It is the story of
Motown, the breakup of The Supremes and 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 -self-styled “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.
1967 ended in social meltdown, personal bitterness and intense legal warfare as the complex threads that held Detroit together finally unraveled. Detroit 67 is the story of the year that changed everything.
This books ranks as one of the most interesting reads we've seen in a while so pick up your copy in store or online while stocks last.
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 -self-styled “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.
1967 ended in social meltdown, personal bitterness and intense legal warfare as the complex threads that held Detroit together finally unraveled. Detroit 67 is the story of the year that changed everything.
This books ranks as one of the most interesting reads we've seen in a while so pick up your copy in store or online while stocks last.
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