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Cast

John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

Self

Berry Gordy

Berry Gordy

Self

Martha Reeves

Martha Reeves

Self

John Sinclair

John Sinclair

Self

George Clinton

George Clinton

Self

Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop

Self

Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye

Self (archive footage)

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Benjamin Whalley

Benjamin Whalley

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

20080.0 / 1060 min
Documentary, Music

Overview

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.