The One: The Life and Music of James Brown
By R. J. Smith
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Senior editor at L.A. Magazine, RJ Smith saw his first book, The Great Black Way, win the coveted California Book Award. With The One, Smith profiles one of the 20th century's most innovative musical icons, the Godfather of Soul himself, James Brown. Drawing on extensive research and captivating interviews, Smith chronicles Brown's rise from abject poverty to the pinnacle of fame, while also detailing Brown's work as a civil rights activist and entrepreneur.
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A 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Biography
New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Books for Nonfiction, 2012
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Author Bio: R. J. Smith
R.J. Smith has been a senior editor at Los Angeles magazine, a contributor to Blender, a columnist for The Village Voice, a staff writer for Spin, and has written for GQ, The New York Times Magazine, and Men’s Vogue. His first book, The Great Black Way: L.A. in the 1940s and the Lost African-American Renaissance, was a Los Angeles Times bestseller and recipient of a California Book Award. He lives in Los Angeles.
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| Available Formats : | CD, MP3 CD |
| Runtime: | 14.20 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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