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

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

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

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.

Release Date

2008-03-07

Year

2008

Duration

1h 0m

Status

Released

Score

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Cast

John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

Berry Gordy

Berry Gordy

Martha Reeves

Martha Reeves

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John Sinclair

George Clinton

George Clinton

Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop

Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye

Self (archive footage)