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Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges

"The story of those who escaped the factory floor to make revolutionary music in a blue-collar city without pity."

Documentary looking at how Detroit became home to a musical revolution that captured the sound of a nation in upheaval. In the early 60s, Motown transcended Detroit's inner city to take black music to a white audience, whilst in the late 60s suburban kids like the MC5 and the Stooges descended into the black inner city to create revolutionary rock expressing the rage of young white America.

Top Cast

  • John Lee Hooker

    John Lee Hooker

    Self

  • Berry Gordy

    Berry Gordy

    Self

  • Martha Reeves

    Martha Reeves

    Self

  • John Sinclair

    John Sinclair

    Self

  • George Clinton

    George Clinton

    Self

  • Iggy Pop

    Iggy Pop

    Self

  • Marvin Gaye

    Marvin Gaye

    Self (archive footage)

Overview

Documentary looking at how Detroit became home to a musical revolution that captured the sound of a nation in upheaval. In the early 60s, Motown transcended Detroit's inner city to take black music to a white audience, whilst in the late 60s suburban kids like the MC5 and the Stooges descended into the black inner city to create revolutionary rock expressing the rage of young white America.

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