Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Boogie and the Beat -- 2. Fame and Fortune -- 3. Freewheelin' in the Motor City -- 4. Motown and Other Sounds -- 5. The Village Is on Fire -- 6. On to the Hideout -- 7. So You Wanna Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star? -- 8. A Whole Lotta Soul, a Whole Lotta Funk -- 9. Birth of the Noise -- 10. A Mythical Figure -- 11. Summer in the City -- 12. Hippies and Head Shops -- 13. Hits and Misses -- 14. Something in the Air -- 15. Seger on the Rise -- 16. A Night at the Grande -- 17. Enter the Stooges -- 18. On the Front Lines with the MC5 -- 19. Total Assault: Kickin' Out the Jams -- 20. Up against the Wall and Beyond -- 21. The Detroit Pop Festival -- 22. Voices of the Counterculture -- 23. I Wanna Be Your Dog -- 24. "Uncle Russ" -- 25. First Train out of Town -- 26. 1970 -- 27. The Big Bust -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Selected Album Discography -- Index -- Illustrations.