Perhaps the most influential R&B and soul performer of the 20th century, James Brown not only contributed a wealth of classic recordings, such as "Sex Machine" and "Poppa's Got a Brand New Bag," but also fueled the music of a future generation of hip-hop artists who found sampling his rhythms and breaks artistically irresistible and commercially lucrative. Brown's autobiography, JAMES BROWN: THE GODFATHER OF SOUL, recounts his humble beginnings in a shack in South Carolina, his childhood raised by his aunts against a ...
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Perhaps the most influential R&B and soul performer of the 20th century, James Brown not only contributed a wealth of classic recordings, such as "Sex Machine" and "Poppa's Got a Brand New Bag," but also fueled the music of a future generation of hip-hop artists who found sampling his rhythms and breaks artistically irresistible and commercially lucrative. Brown's autobiography, JAMES BROWN: THE GODFATHER OF SOUL, recounts his humble beginnings in a shack in South Carolina, his childhood raised by his aunts against a backdrop of crime and poverty, and his later incarceration for armed robbery. While on parole, he started a group that later gave him his first hit when it recorded an R&B-style reworking of a gospel tune, "Please, Please, Please." He recounts his savvy recording of his first LIVE AT THE APOLLO album against the wishes of his record label, and his legendary performance in Boston after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, which prevented a riot in that town. Though published well before Brown's latter-day problems with drugs and the law, JAMES BROWN is a simply told, riveting account of the artist's most fertile period, and the hard road he took to get there.
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I attended James Brown's funeral in Augusta Georgia and as a result, had many questions about him as a man and a musician. I found this book through Alibris and it answered all of my questions. As a result of reading it, I gained tremendous respect for James Brown, the difficult circumstances he was born into and how he achieved so much, in spite of his very humble beginnings. James Brown lived the American dream and brought musical happiness to millions of people all over the world.
