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Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges (2008)

1h 0m · 7 Mar 2008

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

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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.

Movie ID86176
GenreDocumentary, Music
Director–
Main castJohn Lee Hooker, Berry Gordy, Martha Reeves, John Sinclair, George Clinton, Iggy Pop, Marvin Gaye
Release date7 March 2008
Release year2008
LanguageEnglish
Duration60 min (1h 0m)
Rating–
Production house–

Top cast

John Lee HookerSelf Berry GordySelf Martha ReevesSelf
John SinclairSelf
George ClintonSelf Iggy PopSelf Marvin GayeSelf (archive footage)

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