Bibliograph

Type

Label

Rhythm ride, a road trip through the Motown sound, Andrea Davis Pinkney

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-160) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

Middle School1030, Lexile

resource.interestAgeLevel

10-14, Brodart

resource.interestGradeLevel

5-9, Brodart

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rhythm ride

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

892701720

Responsibility statement

Andrea Davis Pinkney

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 6.8, 5.Reading Counts, 6-8, 9.2, 9.

Sub title

a road trip through the Motown sound

Summary

"A narrative history of the Motown music label covering the historical context, personalities, and ongoing legacy of the "sound of young America.""--, Provided by publisherBerry Gordy began Motown in 1959 with an $800 loan from his family-- and developed the music that defined a generation and a movement that changed the world. While the country was on the brink of a cultural revolution, one of the most powerful agents of change in the following decade would be his group of young black performers from urban Detroit. Pinkney takes readers through the history of Motown, from the behind-the-scenes musicians, choreographers, and songwriters to the most famous recording artists of the century

Table Of Contents

A greeting from the groove -- The Motor City -- Handsome dazzler -- Got a job -- Dreaming big for eight hundred dollars -- The Motown family -- My mama told me -- Factory rhythm -- The "C" circuit -- Miss Manners -- Cholly's moves -- Dancing in the street -- Wonder kid -- The Funk Brothers -- Ugly sightseeing -- Sunshine on a cloudy day -- The sound of young America -- Singing Supreme -- Family drama -- What's going on -- TCB, ABC, 1-2-3-4-5 -- New directions -- The groove goes on

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Creator