Grit, Noise, and Revolution: The Birth of Detroit Rock 'n' Roll

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“I’ve never read or seen a more complete history about the Motor City/ Michigan music scene than what Carson has written. He has done a remarkable job telling the story of all the singers, artists, and musicians that had a part in the making of one of the greatest musical cities in the world.” —Johnny “Bee” Badanjek, legendary drummer for Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, the Rockets, and the Romantics “There are few happy endings here, but a great blow-by-blow account of an exciting and still-legendary scene.” —Marshall Crenshaw “. . .[a] definitive history of Detroit’s early rock scene. . . . Carson spends considerable space chronicling the rise of legendary bands such as the MC5, Iggy, and Alice Cooper, and he recounts the downfalls. . .” —Detroit Free Press “[Carson] raises the Detroit region’s profile as one of the most fertile musical centers in the country.” —Library Journal “Talk about popular music in the 1960s and most people immediately think of Motown. . . . Carson celebrates that other Detroit Sound in his new book Grit, Noise, and Revolution: The Birth of Detroit Rock ‘n’ Roll. . . . Carson’s book sets things right with a story that will [give readers] an appreciation for a Detroit rock scene in the 1960s that was as vital as any in the world. [It also] includes an excellent gallery of photos that capture the shifting look of popular music from the early 50s to 1972, Detroit style.” —Livonia Observer “What the book does magnificently is provide the context and show the connections within a music scene filled with powerful DJs, club owners, label heads, and—oh, yeah—an abundance of badass visionary musicians.” —Metro Times Detroit ...