# Ready For a Brand New Beat

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- Book: [Ready For a Brand New Beat](https://www.bookquiver.com/mark-kurlansky/ready-for-a-brand-new-beat) ([Ready For a Brand New Beat.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/mark-kurlansky/ready-for-a-brand-new-beat.md))
- Authors: [Mark Kurlansky](https://www.bookquiver.com/mark-kurlansky)
- Publisher: riverhead_books
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-11-0161-626-0
- Published: 2013-07-11
- Language: en_US
- Binding: E-book

## Description

Can a song change a nation? In 1964, Marvin Gaye, record producer William “Mickey” Stevenson, and Motown songwriter Ivy Jo Hunter wrote “Dancing in the Street.” The song was recorded...