Author: Mark Kurlansky
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1594632731
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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, with lead singer Martha Reeves arranging her own vocals. Released on July 31, the song was supposed to be an upbeat dance recording—a precursor to disco, and a song about the joyousness of dance. But events overtook it, and the song became one of the icons of American pop culture. The Beatles had landed in the U.S. in early 1964. By the summer, the sixties were in full swing. The summer of 1964 was the Mississippi Freedom Summer, the Berkeley Free Speech Movement, the beginning of the Vietnam War, the passage of the Civil Rights Act, and the lead-up to a dramatic election. 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 changing 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 history.
No Dancin' in Anson
Author: Ricardo C. Ainslie
Publisher: Jason Aronson
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
A story of a community's struggle with its ethnic transformation. The book's portraits of individuals provide an engagement with the complexities of ethnic tensions. It examines the difficulties in fashioning a national identity which can accommodate people's differences.
Publisher: Jason Aronson
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
A story of a community's struggle with its ethnic transformation. The book's portraits of individuals provide an engagement with the complexities of ethnic tensions. It examines the difficulties in fashioning a national identity which can accommodate people's differences.
Dead Man Dancing
Author: Marcia Talley
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 1780103298
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Driving a wedge between Ruth and her fianc, Hutch, is not what Hannah intends when she recommends J & K Dance Studios to her sister. Ruth is determined to shine on her wedding day, but when stunning dance teacher Kay Giannotti greets Hutch with a kiss, its clear this isnt the first time theyve met. Talked into auditioning for Shall We Dance?, a TV talent show, the auditions end in tragedy. Accident or murder? Hannah is on the case . . .
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 1780103298
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Driving a wedge between Ruth and her fianc, Hutch, is not what Hannah intends when she recommends J & K Dance Studios to her sister. Ruth is determined to shine on her wedding day, but when stunning dance teacher Kay Giannotti greets Hutch with a kiss, its clear this isnt the first time theyve met. Talked into auditioning for Shall We Dance?, a TV talent show, the auditions end in tragedy. Accident or murder? Hannah is on the case . . .