Ready for a brand new beat

Can a song change a nation? In 1964, Marvin Gaye, record producer William "Mickey" Stevenson, and Motown songwriter Ivy Jo Hunter wrote "Dancing in the Street." Recorded by Martha and the Vandellas and released on July 31, the song was supposed to be an upbeat dance recording. But in the summer of Mississippi Freedom, the Berkeley Free Speech Movement, the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Act, and the lead-up to a dramatic election, the song took on new meanings.

Year

2013

Language

English

Series

Thorndike Press large print nonfiction

Editions

1

Pages

403

ISBN

9781410461957

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