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How Dancing in the
Street Became the Anthem
for a Changing
America. Composed by
Mark Kurlansky. Reference
Textbooks; Textbook -
General. Pop. Book.
Alfred Music
#74-1594487224. Published
by Alfred Music
(AP.74-1594487224).
ISBN 9781594487224.
English.
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. The song was
recorded at Motown's
Hitville USA Studio by
Martha and the Vandellas,
with lead singer Martha
Reeves arranging her own
vocals. Released on July
31, the song was supposed
to be an upbeat dance
recording---a precursor
to disco, and a song
about the joyousness of
dance. But events
overtook it, and the song
became one of the icons
of American pop culture.
Told by the writer who is
legendary for finding the
big story in unlikely
places, Ready for a Brand
New Beat chronicles that
extraordinary summer of
1964 and showcases the
momentous role that a
simple song about dancing
played in history.
Anthem For A New America
