Cold Sweat: My Father James Brown and Me - amazon.com
May 1, 2016 · Like every little girl, Yamma Brown wanted her father’s attention, but fame, drugs, jail, and the complicated women in James Brown’s life set the stage for an uncommon childhood. Cold Sweat is about how Yamma rose to meet every challenge.
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The One: The Life and Music of James Brown - Goodreads
Mar 15, 2012 · A thorough biography of James Brown, his world, and his music, R.J Smith combines the history of The Warmth of Other Suns with the rise of Rhythm and Blues. At its center is a man that is very difficult to capture. James …
The One by RJ Smith: 9781592407422 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
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...
The One: The Life and Music of James Brown - amazon.com
Nov 6, 2012 · 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 p...
The One: The Life and Music of James Brown - Barnes & Noble
Nov 6, 2012 · Drawing on in-depth interviews with Brown’s many friends and music partners, journalist Smith powerfully chronicles Brown’s rapid rise from his early days in Augusta, Ga., singing gospel through the pinnacle of his fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s to Brown’s sharp fall from grace in the 1990s with headline-grabbing arrests for ...
The One: The Life and Music of James Brown (Paperback)
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 ...
The One : The Life and Music of James Brown - Google Books
Mar 15, 2012 · The One draws 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...
A James Brown Biography and Other Must-Read Books
A James Brown Biography and Other Must-Read Books. This vivid new book charts the dazzling contradictions in the life of the Godfather of Soul
The One: The Life and Music of James Brown by RJ Smith
Sep 25, 2012 · In The One: The Life And Music Of James Brown, Brown’s biographer RJ Smith, who has written and edited for LA Magazine, Spin and the Village Voice, presents the myth of James Brown in...
The Life of James Brown - Geoff Brown - Google Books
Nov 11, 2009 · This is the definitive biography of this extraordinary and controversial superstar, written by Geoff Brown, a former editor of Black Music magazine. For three decades James Brown dominated...