Kill 'Em and Leave : Searching for the Real James Brown

Resumen del libro

'A formidable free-style 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 magazine A Guardian best music book of 2016 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.

Biografía del autor

James McBride (Nueva York, 1957) es un músico y novelista estadounidense, galardonado con el National Book Award en 2013 por su novela El pájaro carpintero. Previamente había alcanzado la fama con El color del agua (1998), la historia de su vida en una familia interracial de los Estados unidos. Dos textos suyos han sido llevados al cine por Spike Lee: Miracle at St. Anna y Song Yet Sung. En 2016 fue premiado por el presidente obama por humanizar el complejo discurso racial en los EEUU .