One The Life and Music of James Brown

Name: One The Life and Music of James Brown
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ISBN: 9781592406579

ISBN-10: 1592406572

ISBN-13: 9781592406579

Edition: 2012

Authors: R. J. Smith

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The definitive biography of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, with fascinating findings on his life as a Civil Rights activist, an entrepreneur, and the most innovative musician of our time. Playing 350 shows a year at his peak, with more than forty Billboardhits, James Brown was a dazzling showman who transformed American music. His life offstage was just as vibrant, but until now no biographer has delivered a complete profile. The Onedraws on interviews with more than 100 people who knew Brown personally or played with him professionally. Using these sources, award-winning writer RJ Smith draws a portrait of a man whose twisted and amazing life helps us to understand the music he made.…

Book details

List price: $27.50
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/15/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 464
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Introduction: Give The Drummer Some



A Certain Elemental Wildness



The Terry



The Black Satchel



Toccoa



A New Orleans Choo-Cuoo



Top Banana



The Traveler



Star Time



Keep On Fighting



The Cape Act



Man's World



Guost Notes



America



How You Gonna Get Respect?



Color TVS and Dasuikis



The Other Further



Master of Time



Soul Power



Follow the Money



Emulsified



The Hustle



I Can See the Light!



An Uproar All the Time



The Dancer



Hit It and Quit It


Afterword


List of Interviewees


Other Interviews Used


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index