Kill 'em and leave : searching for James Brown and the American soul / James McBride.
"A product of the complicated history of the American South, James Brown was a cultural shape-shifter who arguably had the greatest influence of any artist on American popular music. Brown was long a figure of fascination for James McBride, a noted professional musician as well as a writer. When he...
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Language: | English |
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New York :
Spiegel & Grau,
[2016]
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Edition: | First edition. |
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Physical Description: | xx, 232 pages ; 25 cm |
Variant Title: |
Kill them and leave. |
Format: | Book |
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.