James Brown, the godfather of soul
By: by James Brown with Bruce Tucker ; foreword by Reverend Al Sharpton with Karen Hunter ; epilogue by Dave Marsh.
Contributors: Tucker, Bruce.
Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
Subjects: Brown, James, -- 1933-2006.; Soul musicians -- United States -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Since his first chart-topper in 1956, he's outlived, outlasted, and outperformed all rivals. He is the funk-and-soul innovator and rap's driving spirit. His dazzling stage shows are legendary." "Now James Brown tells his own story, just as he plays his music: loud, proud, and soulful. From his dirt-poor childhood in an Augusta brothel to wealth and world fame and later incarceration, James Brown takes a unique look behind the closed doors of poverty, segregation, politics, and the music industry. With brilliant anecdotes about Little Richard, Elvis, Tina Turner, Otis Redding, Tammi Terrell, Michael Jackson, and many others, plus a new foreword by Reverend Al Sharpton and an exhaustive discography."--Jacket.
Notes: Originally published: New York : Macmillan, c1986.

Includes discography (p. 284-331) and index.