Say it Loud!

Say it Loud!

Don Rhodes
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Author:  Don Rhodes
Condition:  New
Format:  Hardback
Pages:  272
Publisher:  Rowman & Littlefield
Year:  2008
ISBN:  9781599213620

Review
As shy and retiring as your average neutron bomb, James Brown was also one of the most complex public figures in recent memory. His death in 2006 - and the controversy surrounding his life - is chronicled in Don Rhodes' Say It Loud! which, although it doesn't touch on the legal wranglings that almost overshadowed Brown's later years, is a lively, engaging and frank personal memoir. --NME Magazine, 25.02.09
Product Description
When Don Rhodes took his seat not far behind Michael Jackson at the funeral of the Godfather of Soul on December 30, 2006, it marked the close of a forty-year friendship. In Say It Loud! Rhodes pays tribute to James Brown and his storied career, with a close and comprehensive look at the life of the legendary singer at his home in Augusta, Georgia, and the family he left behind. From the evolution of Brown s fiery, uniquely rhythmic musical style to his social activism, world travels, run-ins with the law, and four marriages (and uncertain number of affairs), Rhodes provides a sensitive but candid look at the life of the man behind such hits as I Feel Good, Please, Please, Please, Sex Machine, and Say It Loud I m Black and I m Proud. He takes us back to the 1960s, when James Brown and other American soul and rock artists were relieved to find that they had nothing to fear from the Beatles and other British artists taking America by storm indeed, as some of the Brits acknowledged, the Americans had inspired them. Mick Jagger, whose dance steps were influenced by Brown, once said of him, His show didn t just have to do with the artist but had to do with the audience. . . . Their reaction was always . . . like being in a church. Unlike his friend Elvis Presley, James Brown went on to be a frequent global traveler, adored by fans throughout the world. Say It Loud! bears out the reputation of the man with the famous cape as the hardest-working man in show business, bringing us the full story of a conscientious performer and consummate professional with a fascinating and controversial personal life. Never-before-published photos, as well as anecdotes from an enduring friendship and details of Brown s life at home, will further ensure that music fans of all ages will cherish this tribute to an American icon by a longtime friend.

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