There was a time : James Brown, the Chitlin' Circuit, and me

The Resource There was a time : James Brown, the Chitlin' Circuit, and me
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There was a time : James Brown, the Chitlin' Circuit, and me
Title remainder
James Brown, the Chitlin' Circuit, and me
Statement of responsibility
Alan Leeds
Title variation
James Brown, the Chitlin' Circuit, and me
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Author
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Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"A behind-the-scenes look at the Chitlin' Circuit during American's most vital period of soul music -- from the eyes and ears of a young, Jewish kid from Queens who joined the team of the hardest working man in show business and learned the art of the music business at the hand of the performer who mastered it. In the mid-'60s, Alan Leeds was a young DJ looking for his way into the music business. An interview with James Brown to promote a local show in Virginia led to an opportunity to promote one of Brown's concerts, which then led to Brown hiring him to help run his tours. Soon Leeds was wearing many hats and traveling around the country as Brown battled a complicated web of local promoters and managers, all too willing to try to rip him off. In this riveting book -- part memoir, part history -- Leeds weaves a wholly new and remarkable portrait of Brown as an idiosyncratic iconoclast, determined artist, and forceful businessman. It is a rare look into a world little known to white America immediately following the Civil Rights Movement. Leeds discovers that Brown is a fascinatingly complex man and their experiences, both business and personal, range from emotional to humorous. All the while, they navigate the complicated world of popular Black music in America, told by someone who actually lived it." Publisher's description
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
YDX
Dewey number
  • 781.644089/96073
  • 782.421644/092
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
ML420.B818
LC item number
L44 2020
Literary form
non fiction
Target audience
adult

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