Like many major Northern cities that became a refuge for black families escaping Southern poverty and racism in the late 1930s and ‘40s, Detroit quickly developed as a music center. In the 1940s, the city was a jazz hothouse of young musicians and clubs. Then came R&B in the 1950s and finally soul in the 1960s.
Last year, The Best of the Best From Detroi…
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