Music of the Great Lakes Before Motown: A History of Jazz in Detroit, 1920-60, (Paperback)

Before Motown: A History of Jazz in Detroit, 1920-60 When most people think of Detroit and music, they think of the Motown sound.

But what many people forget is that Detroit has a remarkable jazz history, which became a major influence in what came to be known as the Motown sound.

Before Motown is the first book about the history of jazz in Detroit.