Kill 'Em and Leave

Kill 'Em and LeaveCondition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781399627382 Format: B format paperback Year: 2025 Publisher: Orion Description: 'A formidable freestyle book that isn't straight biography but a mix of history, street level investigative reporting, hagiography, Deep South sociology, music criticism, memoir and some fiery preaching' ROLLING STONE The music of James Brown was almost a genre in its own right, and he was one of the biggest and most influential cultural

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781399627382
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2025
Publisher: Orion


Description:
'A formidable freestyle book that isn't straight biography but a mix of history, street-level investigative reporting, hagiography, Deep South sociology, music criticism, memoir and some fiery preaching' ROLLING STONE

The music of James Brown was almost a genre in its own right, and he was one of the biggest and most influential cultural figures of the twentieth century. But the singer known as the 'Hardest Working Man in Show Business' was also an immensely troubled, misunderstood and complicated man. Award-winning writer James McBride, himself a professional musician, has undertaken a journey of discovery in search of the 'real' James Brown, delving into the heartbreaking saga of Brown's childhood and destroyed estate, and uncovering the hidden history of Brown's early years.