Season 2 Prologue: The Sound of Young America

On this prologue episode, we talk with Susan Whitall, the author of the book The Women of Motown and the author of the liner notes for our box set. Susan is also a longtime Detroit resident and was a writer and editor for Creem magazine and the Detroit News. In this episode, Susan--who will be our main guide through the albums featured in this edition of Anthology--talks about her book, the unique Detroit circumstances that led to Motown becoming such a powerhouse, and how the label succeeded with an everybody in the boat mentality.