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I hear a symphony : Motown and crossover R & B / Andrew Flory.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Tracking popPublisher: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2017]Description: 1 online resource (ix, 334 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780472122875
  • 0472122878
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: I hear a symphony.DDC classification:
  • 781.64409774/34 23
LOC classification:
  • ML3792.M67 F56 2017eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Searching for Motown -- 2. The Rise of the Motown Sound -- 3. Motown and Soul -- 4. Motown International -- 5. From Motown to the MoWest -- 6. The 1980s and Beyond -- Appendixes -- Appendix 1: Selected International Recordings of Motown Songs, 1963�a#x80;#x93;68 (Excluding England) -- Appendix 2: Selected Recordings of Motown Songs Released in England, 1963�a#x80;#x93;67 -- Notes -- Bibliography
Summary: I Hear a Symphony" opens new territory in the study of Motown's legacy, arguing that the music of Motown was indelibly shaped by the ideals of Detroit's postwar black middle class; that Motown's creative personnel participated in an African-American tradition of dialogism in rhythm and blues while developing the famous "Motown Sound." Throughout the book, Flory focuses on the central importance of "crossover" to the Motown story; first as a key concept in the company's efforts to reach across American commercial markets, then as a means to extend influence internationally, and finally as a way to expand the brand beyond strictly musical products. Flory's work reveals the richness of the Motown sound, and equally rich and complex cultural influence Motown still exerts.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-322) and index.

I Hear a Symphony" opens new territory in the study of Motown's legacy, arguing that the music of Motown was indelibly shaped by the ideals of Detroit's postwar black middle class; that Motown's creative personnel participated in an African-American tradition of dialogism in rhythm and blues while developing the famous "Motown Sound." Throughout the book, Flory focuses on the central importance of "crossover" to the Motown story; first as a key concept in the company's efforts to reach across American commercial markets, then as a means to extend influence internationally, and finally as a way to expand the brand beyond strictly musical products. Flory's work reveals the richness of the Motown sound, and equally rich and complex cultural influence Motown still exerts.

Print version record.

Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Searching for Motown -- 2. The Rise of the Motown Sound -- 3. Motown and Soul -- 4. Motown International -- 5. From Motown to the MoWest -- 6. The 1980s and Beyond -- Appendixes -- Appendix 1: Selected International Recordings of Motown Songs, 1963�a#x80;#x93;68 (Excluding England) -- Appendix 2: Selected Recordings of Motown Songs Released in England, 1963�a#x80;#x93;67 -- Notes -- Bibliography

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