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During the late 1960s, Aretha Franklin, a singer-songwriter from Detroit, became America's preeminent female soul artist, recording on the competing Atlantic Records label. In the late 1960s, Metro Detroit was the epicenter for high-energy rock music with MC5 and Iggy and the Stooges, [3] [4] the precursors of the punk rock movement.
In 2017, Annapurna Pictures released Detroit, a feature film dramatization of the 12th Street Riot and the Algiers Motel incident, directed by Kathryn Bigelow. [82] Hysell acted as a special advisor on the film and was present every day on the set. [83] The movie soundtrack includes a singing performance by Algee Smith of Larry Reed's song ...
March 9 - Detroit Tigers manager Charlie Dressen suffered a heart attack, sidelining him for the first part of the 1965 season. March 20 - The Michigan basketball team lost to UCLA, 91–80, in the NCAA championship game in Portland, Oregon; March 25 - Civil rights activist Viola Liuzzo from Detroit was shot by members of the Ku Klux Klan in ...
May 1 - Jack Adams, coach (1927-1947) and manager (1927-1962) of the Detroit Red Wings who discovered and signed 16-year-old Gordie Howe, at age 73 from a heart attack at his office in Detroit [25] October 28 - Wilber M. Brucker, Governor of Michigan (1931-1933) and United States Secretary of the Army (1955-1961), at age 74 in Detroit
Events from the year 1960 in Michigan.. The top stories of the year in Michigan included: (1) the nomination and election of John Swainson, a 35-year-old double amputee, as Governor of Michigan; (2) the decision of G. Mennen Williams not to run for a seventh term as governor; (3) the selection of Michigan's Nancy Fleming as Miss America; (4) John F. Kennedy's taking Michigan's electoral votes ...
The death of Chuck Thompson in a crash during the APBA Gold Cup race on the Detroit River (AP-7); The appointment of Mayo Smith as manager of the Detroit Tigers (AP-10, UPI-8); Earl Wilson's strong 18–11 season as a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (UPI-7); Cazzie Russell of Michigan named the UPI Player of the Year (UPI-9); and
Pages in category "1960s in Detroit" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Devil's Night; M.
Pages in category "Culture of Detroit" The following 153 pages are in this category, out of 153 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...