Cover; Motor City Music; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 A City in Motion; 2 The Construction Site; 3 The Traffic Circle; 4 Local Traffic; 5 Border Traffic; 6 Merging Traffic; 7 The City in the Rearview Mirror; Sources for the City; Notes; References; Index
Summary:
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
