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Contents Preface ix Acknowledgments xi 1. Boogie and the Beat 1 2. Fame and Fortune 11 3. Freewheelin’ in the Motor City 18 4. Motown and Other Sounds 33 5. The Village Is on Fire 57 6. On to the Hideout 68 7. So You Wanna Be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star? 75 8. A Whole Lotta Soul, a Whole Lotta Funk 90 9. Birth of the Noise 98 10. A Mythical Figure 107 11. Summer in the City 120 12. Hippies and Head Shops 127 13. Hits and Misses 131 14. Something in the Air 142 15. Seger on the Rise 150 16. A Night at the Grande 153 17. Enter the Stooges 158 18. On the Front Lines with the MC5 164 19. Total Assault: Kickin’ Out the Jams 174 20. Up against the Wall and Beyond 183 21. The Detroit Pop Festival 195 22. Voices of the Counterculture 202 23. I Wanna Be Your Dog 215 24. “Uncle Russ” 218 25. First Train out of Town 223 26. 1970 228 27. The Big Bust 260 Epilogue 278 Notes 297 Bibliography 331 Selected Album Discography 345 Index 349 Illustrations following page 212 Contents viii ...

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