Rhythm ride : a road trip through the Motown sound
Title:
Rhythm ride : a road trip through the Motown sound
JLCTITLE245:
Andrea Davis Pinkney.
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2015.
Physical Description:
166 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781596439733
Abstract:
"A narrative history of the Motown music label covering the historical context, personalities, and ongoing legacy of the "sound of young America.""-- Provided by publisher.
Reading Level:
1030 L Lexile
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-160) and index.
Subject Term:
Contents:
A greeting from the groove -- 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.