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The James Brown Reader: Fifty Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul
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by Nelson George (Editor), Alan Leeds (Editor)
Nelson George
The James Brown Reader: Fifty Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul
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by Nelson George (Editor), Alan Leeds (Editor)
Nelson George
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Overview
Nelson George and Alan Leeds have assembled the first comprehensive collection of writings about the late, great Godfather of Soul, creating a fascinating mosaic of the man and the musician. Known as the hardest-working man in show business, James Brown embodied rhythm and blues, funk and soul, and sensuality. His musical innovations in such indelible grooves as "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine," "I Got You (I Feel Good)," and "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," transformed American music. To appreciate Brown's immeasurable influence, to chronicle his professional and personal triumphs and struggles, and to capture his essence, writers from four decades weigh in on the legendary Soul Brother Number One. What emerges is a tribute to a trailblazer--one that no dedicated fan or music history buff will want to be without.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780452289468 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 04/29/2008 |
Pages: | 368 |
Sales rank: | 825,706 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.23(h) x 0.86(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
Nelson George is an award-winning author of both fiction and nonfiction. He has written for Playboy, Billboard, Esquire, the Village Voice, Essence, and many other national magazines, as well as writing and producing television programs and feature films.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Time Line Alan Leeds xiii
Introduction: A Few Words About James Brown Nelson George 1
1960s
Apollo, N.Y., author unknown, Variety, December 16, 1959 7
James Brown Boasts New Tune and Dance, author unknown, Chicago Daily Defender, September 27, 1960 8
Dick Clark Spotlights James Brown's Flames, author unknown, Chicago Daily Defender, October 29, 1960 9
James Brown: Vitality, Humility, Soul, Talent, Chicago Daily Defender, June 13, 1964 Eva Dolin 10
James Brown Just "Sings his Heart Out," author unknown, Chicago Daily Defender, September 4, 1965 12
James Brown Meets the Nine Nobles, Goldmine, May 9, 1986 Ron Courtney 14
James Brown is Out of Sight, The New York Herald Tribune, March 20, 1966 Doon Arbus 18
James Brown in Paris: Sock it a Moi, Rolling Stone, November 23, 1967 Jonathan Cott 34
It's a New Day, Foundations of Funk, Polydor/Universal Music, 1996 Harry Weinger Alan Leeds 36
Does he Teach us the Meaning of 'Black is Beautiful'? The New York Times, June 9, 1968 Albert Goldman 39
1968, January ..., Funk Power, Universal/Polygram Records, 1996 Chuck D 43
James Brown Sells His Soul, The Miami Herald, August 18, 1968 Mel Ziegler 44
James Brown's "Superbad" (excerpt), Interpreting Popular Music, 2000 David Brackett 51
1970s
From the Inside, by Alan Leeds, liner notes for Star Time, released January 1991 Universal-Polygram Records 57
James Brown: "The Man" Vs. "Negroes," Rolling Stone, January 21, 1970 Ray Brack 62
Take It to the Bridge, liner notes for Funk Power, released by Universal/Polygram Records, 1996 Alan Leeds 64
"I Have two Selves and one is Black," The Montreal Star, July 18, 1970 Juan Rodriguez 68
James Brown Speaks to "Observer," Sunday Observer, December 13, 1970 Mike Ogbeide 72
Mister Messiah, The Sunday Times Magazine, March 7, 1971 Philip Norman 76
James Brown is Super Bad, Rock, June 7, 1971 Vernon Gibbs 84
The Man Behind the James Brown Myth, Soul, January 17, 1972 Sharryn Watts 91
Out of the Brown Bag, Rolling Stone, September 12, 1974 Bob Palmer 101
Papa Takes Some Mess, Crawdaddy, December 1, 1975 Pat Kelly 105
James Brown: Back to Africa-Seventies Style (excerpt), Penthouse, 1975 Vernon Gibbs 122
After 21 Years, Still Refusing to Lose..., Black Music, April 1977 Cliff White 124
1980s
James Brown (excerpts), The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll, 1980 Robert Palmer 145
J-A-A-A-Ames Brown! The Village Voice, June 9, 1980 Thulani Davis 148
A Consumer Guide to James Brown, The Village Voice, June 9, 1980 Robert Christgau 155
Anything Left in Papa's Bag? Down Beat, September 1, 1980 Steve Bloom 160
The Renegade & the Godfather (excerpts), New Musical Express, September 1, 1984 Gavin Martin 171
James Brown & Afrika Bambaataa, Interview, October 1, 1984 Glenn O'Brien 180
James Brown: The Godfather's Back, With a Bullet (excerpt), Not Fade Away, 1999 Ben Fong-Torres 190
James Brown, up and Down, The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 9, 1989 Michael Vitez 197
Pleas, Pleas, Pleas: The Tribulations and Trials of James Brown, The Village Voice, February 21, 1989 Ivan Solotaroff 204
1990s
The Blue Funk of a Soul Man (excerpts), The Washington Post, September 28, 1990 David Mills 215
Dances with Nations: James Brown's Star Time Names Names (excerpts), Rock & Roll Disc, May 1, 1991 Dave Marsh 220
2000-2007
Gettin' Down with Mr Brown, The Sunday Telegraph Magazine, March 3, 2002 David Jenkins 227
Mr. Brown, The New Yorker, July 29, 2002 Philip Gourevitch 235
Being James Brown, Rolling Stone, June 29, 2006 Jonathan Lethem 265
Perry Man Remembers Visit to Graceland After Death of Elvis Presley, The Macon Telegraph, August 16, 2007 Woody Marshall 294
James Brown and His First Family of Soul, Waxpoetics, February/March 2007 Alan Leeds 297
James Brown Discography Alan Leeds 303
Credits 315
About the Authors 317
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