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Kill 'Em and Leave : Searching for James Brown and the American Soul
First Title Value for Searching:
Kill 'Em and Leave : Searching for James Brown and the American Soul
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
232 pages ; 25 cm.
Summary:
Recounts the author's cultural journey in search of the man behind the legend of James Brown, discovering his rich musical legacy and the ongoing disputes surrounding his will as well as the complicated racial, music, and cultural factors that shaped his story.
Contents:
Foreword: The buzz -- Countin' off. Mystery house ; Cussin' and fussin' ; American jive -- Hit it! The vapors ; Six Gaines ; Leaving the land ; Bro ; To live standing ; The last flame ; The Rev ; The money man ; The earth beneath his feet ; More money ; The hundred-dollar man ; The rag that nobody reads ; Sis -- Quit it! Say goodbye to the king ; The dream -- Epilogue: Sister Lee.
Publication Info:
New York : Spiegel & Grau, [2016]
Subject:
Soul musicians -- United States -- Biography.
Brown, James, 1933-2006
Godfather of Soul, 1933-2006
SAILS ISBN:
9780812993509