Proud
Subtitle: the story of James Brown
By: Ronald D. Lankford Jr
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Modern music masters series; Modern music masters
Publisher: Morgan Reynolds
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Greensboro, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781599353746; 9781599353753
Subjects: Juvenile literature; African Ameircans; African Americans; Soul musicians; Biography
Description: A biography of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, including his childhood in poverty, his fifty-year music career with its peaks and tragic falls, and his impact on today's music.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 124) and index.
Table of contents: title: A poor boy from Georgia; title: Please please please; title: Live at the Apollo; title: From soul to funk; title: From Boston to Vietnam; title: Tragedy, taxes, and disco; title: Home to Georgia.