Detroit 67
Subtitle: the year that changed soul
By: Stuart Cosgrove
Edition: Revised edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 451
ISBN-13: 9781846973666
Subjects: Politics and culture; Soul music; History and criticism; Civil rights; Violence; African American musicians; Social conditions; Rhythm and blues music; African Americans; History
Other titles: Detroit sixty seven
Description: "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 - selfstyled 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. The year 1967 ended in social meltdown, rancour and intense legal warfare as the complex threads that held Detroit together finally unravelled"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: "First published in Great Britain by the author in 2015"--Title-page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-429) and index.