One nation under a groove
Subtitle: Motown and American culture
By: by Gerald Early.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Ecco Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Hopewell, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 135
Subjects: Motown Record Corporation.; Popular music -- United States -- History and criticism.; African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism.; Popular culture -- United States.
Description: Early offers a wonderful overview of an exuberant moment in our musical history. He recognizes the advent of Motown as a symbol of all that is good and bad about pop culture and democracy.

Early writes about the social climate of the '50s and '60s, particularly the Italian pop ballad singers like Frank Sinatra and Frankie Avalon and the rise of youth culture and rock and roll, which set the stage for Berry Gordy and his "family" business. He also addresses the geographic importance of Midwestern cities as fertile ground for the rise of Motown.

Motown is explored for the profound influence it has had on the country. The mood of America was changed, not only in respect to music, but in regard to racial relationships and identity.