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Kurlansky, Mark.
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Vandellas (Musical group). Dancing in the street.
Popular music -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Blacks -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights demonstrations -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Protest movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Race riots -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Blacks -- Social conditions -- 1964-1975.
Blacks -- United States -- History -- 1964-
Nineteen sixties -- History.
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Kurlansky, Mark.
Vandellas (Musical group). Dancing in the street.
Popular music -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Blacks -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights demonstrations -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Protest movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Race riots -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Blacks -- Social conditions -- 1964-1975.
Blacks -- United States -- History -- 1964-
Nineteen sixties -- History.
MARC Display
Ready
for a
brand
new
beat
:
how
"
Dancing
in the
Street
"
became
the
anthem
for a
changing
America
/ Mark Kurlansky.
by
Kurlansky, Mark.
Riverhead Books, c2013.
Call #:
323.1196073 K96r
Subjects
Vandellas (Musical group).
Dancing
in the
street
.
Popular music -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Blacks -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights demonstrations -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Protest movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Race riots -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Blacks -- Social conditions -- 1964-1975.
Blacks -- United States -- History -- 1964-
Nineteen sixties -- History.
ISBN:
9781594487224 (hc.)
1594487227 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Brand
new
beat
:
how
"
Dancing
in the
Street
"
became
the
anthem
for a
changing
America
How
"
Dancing
in the
Street
"
became
the
anthem
for a
changing
America
Description:
xxi, 263 p., 8 p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes discography (p. 245-246), bibliographical references (p. 247-252) and index.
Contents:
Calling out around the world -- Are you
ready
? -- A
brand
new
beat
-- Summer's here -- The time is right for
dancing
in the
street
-- It doesn't matter what you wear -- Timeline of the Summer of 1964.
Summary:
Can a song change a nation? In 1964, Marvin Gaye, record producer William "Mickey" Stevenson, and Motown songwriter Ivy Jo Hunter wrote "
Dancing
in the
Street
." The song was recorded at Motown's Hitsville USA Studio by Martha and the Vandellas. Released on July 31, the song was supposed to be an upbeat dance recording--a precursor to disco, a song about the joyousness of dance, the song of a summer. But events overtook it, and the song
became
one of the anthems of American pop culture. 1964 was the Mississippi Freedom Summer, the Berkeley Free Speech Movement, the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Act, and the lead-up to a dramatic election that completely changed American politics. As the country grew more radicalized in those few months, "
Dancing
in the
Street
" gained currency as an activist
anthem
. The song took on
new
meanings, multiple meanings, for many different groups that were all altered as the country changed. Told by the writer who is legendary for finding the big story in unlikely places,
Ready
for a
Brand
New
Beat
chronicles that extraordinary summer of 1964 and showcases the momentous role that a simple song about
dancing
played in our nation's history.--Publisher's description.
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