Bigots, LSD, Vietnam and Motown – all part of the reading list that inspired Stuart Cosgrove’s Penderyn music book prize-nominated account of 1960s Detroit
1967 in Detroit marked a period of complicated upheaval that powered a sea change in the city’s musical culture, one that was heard and revered around the world. That year, as the city’s most famous group, the Supremes, were riven by personal animosity and Motown tried to cope with the fallout of the greatest girl group ever, Detroit faced up to the biggest challenges in its history – race, poverty, endemic police corruption. My book, Detroit 67: the Year that Changed Soul, focuses on the diverse culture of 1967 and how the city’s music scenes responded to the turbulence of the Vietnam war, social disruption and civil rights. Here are some of the books that helped me look back on that period of America’s history with greater clarity.
1. Hellhound on His Trail by Hampton Sides (Doubleday)
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