000453781 000__ 03495cam\a22003854a\4500 000453781 001__ 453781 000453781 005__ 20210513160103.0 000453781 008__ 110706s2012\\\\nyuaf\\\\b\\\\001\0beng\\ 000453781 010__ $$a 2011028536 000453781 019__ $$a779342699$$a820329362 000453781 020__ $$a9781592406579 000453781 020__ $$a1592406572 000453781 020__ $$a9781592407422 000453781 020__ $$a1592407420 000453781 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn706017142 000453781 035__ $$a453781 000453781 040__ $$aDLC$$beng$$cDLC$$dYDX$$dBTCTA$$dYDXCP$$dIAD$$dBDX$$dFT6$$dIEB$$dBWX$$dVP@$$dABG$$dIXA$$dGTA$$dYUS 000453781 042__ $$apcc 000453781 043__ $$an-us--- 000453781 049__ $$aISEA 000453781 05000 $$aML420.B818$$bS65 2012 000453781 08200 $$a782.421644092$$aB$$223 000453781 1001_ $$aSmith, R. J.,$$d1959- 000453781 24514 $$aThe one :$$bthe life and music of James Brown /$$cRJ Smith. 000453781 250__ $$a1st ed. 000453781 260__ $$aNew York :$$bGotham Books,$$cc2012. 000453781 300__ $$a455 p., [8] p. of plates :$$bill. ;$$c24 cm. 000453781 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000453781 5050_ $$aGive the drummer some -- A certain elemental wildness -- The Terry -- The Black Satchel -- Toccoa -- A New Orleans choo-choo -- Top banana -- The traveler -- Star time -- Keep on fighting -- The cape act -- Man's world -- Ghost notes -- America -- How you gonna get respect? -- Color TVs and dashikis -- The other further -- Master of time -- Soul power -- Follow the money -- Emulsified -- The hustle -- I can see the light! -- An uproar all the time -- The dancer -- Hit it and quit it. 000453781 520__ $$aA 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. 000453781 520__ $$aThe definitive biography of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, with fascinating findings on his life as a Civil Rights activist, an entrepreneur, and the most innovative musician of our time. Playing 350 shows a year at his peak, with more than forty Billboard hits, James Brown was a dazzling showman who transformed American music. His life offstage was just as vibrant, and until now no biographer has delivered a complete profile. This book on interviews with more than 100 people who knew Brown personally or played with him professionally. Using these sources, award-winning writer RJ Smith draws a portrait of a man whose twisted and amazing life helps us to understand the music he made. This book delves deeply into the story of a man who was raised in abject-almost medieval-poverty in the segregated South but grew up to earn (and lose) several fortunes. Covering everything from Brown's unconventional childhood (his aunt ran a bordello), to his role in the Black Power movement, which used 'Say It Loud (I'm Black and Proud)' as its anthem, to his high-profile friendships, to his complicated family life, Smith's meticulous research and sparkling prose blend biography with a cultural history of a pivotal era. At the heart is Brown's musical genius. He had crucial influence as an artist during at least three decades; he inspires pity, awe, and revulsion. As Smith traces the legend's reinvention of funk, soul, R&B, and pop, he gives this history a melody all its own. -- Publisher description 000453781 60010 $$aBrown, James,$$d1933-2006. 000453781 650_0 $$aSoul musicians$$zUnited States$$vBiography. 000453781 85200 $$bgen$$hML420.B818$$iS65$$i2012 000453781 85642 $$3Contributor biographical information$$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1302/2011028536-b.html 000453781 85642 $$3Publisher description$$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1302/2011028536-d.html 000453781 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:453781$$pGLOBAL_SET 000453781 980__ $$aBIB 000453781 980__ $$aBOOK