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The one : the life and music of James Brown

Author: R J Smith
Publisher: New York : Gotham Books, ©2012.
Edition/Format:  Book : Biography : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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A tribute to the life and achievements of the "Godfather of Soul" covers his unconventional youth in a segregated South, his complicated family life, and his work as a civil rights advocate and entrepreneur.
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Genre/Form: Biography
Named Person: James Brown
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: R J Smith
ISBN: 9781592406579 1592406572 1592407420 9781592407422
OCLC Number: 706017142
Description: 455 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Give the drummer some --
A certain elemental wildness --
The Terry --
The Black Satchel --
Toccoa --
A New Orleans choo-choo --
Top banana --
The traveler --
Star time --
Keep on fighting --
The cape act --
Man's world --
Ghost notes --
America --
How you gonna get respect? --
Color TVs and dashikis --
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.
Responsibility: RJ Smith.
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A tribute to the life and achievements of the "Godfather of Soul" covers his unconventional youth in a segregated South, his complicated family life, and his work as a civil rights advocate and entrepreneur.

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 Billboard hits, James Brown was a dazzling showman who transformed American music. His life offstage was just as vibrant, and until now no biographer has delivered a complete profile. This book 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. This book delves deeply into the story of a man who was raised in abject-almost medieval-poverty in the segregated South but grew up to earn (and lose) several fortunes. Covering everything from Brown's unconventional childhood (his aunt ran a bordello), to his role in the Black Power movement, which used 'Say It Loud (I'm Black and Proud)' as its anthem, to his high-profile friendships, to his complicated family life, Smith's meticulous research and sparkling prose blend biography with a cultural history of a pivotal era. At the heart is Brown's musical genius. He had crucial influence as an artist during at least three decades; he inspires pity, awe, and revulsion. As Smith traces the legend's reinvention of funk, soul, R&B, and pop, he gives this history a melody all its own. -- Publisher description

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