Ready for a Brand New Beat: How "Dancing in the Street" Became the Anthem for a Changing America
Author: Mark Kurlansky Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 Ready for a Brand New Beat chronicles that extraordinary summer of 1964 and showcases the momentous role that a simple song played in history, one that would become an anthem of American pop culture. 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 at Motown's Hitsville USA studio by Martha and the Vandellas,...
Ready for a Brand New Beat: How "Dancing in the Street" Became the Anthem for a Changing America