Dance 134 - Dancing Motown

A social and political history of rhythm and blues in the 1960s. Learn about the evolution of R&B from its roots in the jump blues style of Louis Jordan, the blues-jazz fusions of Johnny Otis, electric blues of Muddy Waters, blues-gospels of the Staple Singers, and doo-wop songs of the Five Royales to a style of soul music with Motown Records in the 'Motor City'of Detroit where such tunes as Martha and the Vandellas''Dancing in the Street' became not only an infectious party song but reflective of the politically and racially-charged environment of black urban communities in the 1960s during the Black Power Movement.