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The Life and Music of James Brown
By Smith, R.J.
- ISBN
- 9781592406579
- Publisher
- Gotham: Penguin Group (USA)
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Reviewed on February 1, 2012 | Arts and Humanities
James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, was an absolutely electrifying live performer most famous for his work in the 1960s and 1970s, cranking out hit after hit from "Please Please Please" to "I Got You (I Feel Good)." In this ambitious biography, Smith (The Great Black Way: L.A. in the 1940s and the Last African American Renaissance) covers Brown's rags-to-riches saga, from h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
