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Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges (2008)

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

Genre : Documentary, Music

Runtime : 1H 0M

Synopsis

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. With contributions from Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, George Clinton, Martha Reeves, John Sinclair and the MC5.

Actors

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)

Crews

Benjamin Whalley
Benjamin Whalley
Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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