Higher Ground
Subtitle: Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, and the Rise and Fall of American Soul
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Published: March 22, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781400081554
Subjects: Soul musicians; Mayfield, Curtis; Biography/Autobiography; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; United States; Rock musicians; Composers & Musicians - General; Biography & Autobiography / Composers & Musicians; General; Biography
First sentence: LISTEN AT HER. AM EN." Reverend C.L. Franklin's words rose up above the swell of voices that greeted his fourteen-year-old daughter as she surrendered to the moan at the timeless heart of "Precious Lord (Take My Hand)," the most tormented and triumphant of gospel classics.