Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Signed, sealed, and delivered Signed, sealed, and delivered Mark Ribowsky The first definitive biography of music legend Stevie Wonder, "Signed, Sealed, and Delivered" takes an in-depth look at Stevie Wonder's life and his evolution from kid-soul pop star into a mature art… OL15408944W
Otis! Otis! Freeman, Scott A portrait of the soul musician, who was inspired by such singers as Sam Cooke and Little Richard, details his rise to success, his career, personal life, and his death in a plane crash. OL15838908W
Fever Fever Susan Whitall Little Willie John was an American R&B singer who performed in the 1950s and early 1960s and is best known for his popular music chart successes with songs such as, "All Around the World" (1955), "Ne… OL16137753W
Dream boogie Dream boogie Peter Guralnick Acclaimed Elvis biographer Peter Guralnick returns with a revealing portrait of Sam Cooke--a black performer who appealed to white audiences, wrote his own songs, and controlled his own business dest… OL1909610W
Cold sweat Cold sweat Yamma Brown "Yamma Brown was one of James Brown's daughters. The struggles she went through, both as a child and as an adult, provide a profound examination of the nature of celebrity, violence, and survival"--P… OL19985178W
Respect Respect David Ritz Aretha Franklin began life as the golden daughter of a progressive and promiscuous Baptist preacher. Raised without her mother, she was a gospel prodigy who gave birth to two sons in her teens and le… OL19987084W
Jackie Wilson Jackie Wilson Doug Saint Carter 229 pages : 25 cm OL20219009W
Women of Motown Women of Motown Susan Whitall 218 pages : 21 cm OL2167051W
Proud Proud Lankford, Ronald D. Jr A biography of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, including his childhood in poverty, his fifty-year music career with its peaks and tragic falls, and his impact on today's music. OL22060455W
My father the godfather My father the godfather Daryl Brown "If you think that you know the soul truth about James Brown, think again! My Father the Godfather is a history changing book about DRUGS, SEX, LIES, ADULTERY, RACISM, MURDER, RELIGION POLITICS, DECE… OL27309750W
Nowhere to run Nowhere to run Gerri Hirshey Examines the lives behind the legends of a musical phenomenon that shaped America in the sixties. OL3478021W
The hardest working man The hardest working man Sullivan, James The story of the night James Brown kept the peace in the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., and delivered hope with an immortal performanceSince James Brown's death in December 200… OL5842664W
Motown Motown Bill Dahl This is a fun and fascinating look back at a golden age of American popular music and the groups, producers and songwriters who made it happen. Much more than a rehash of the Motown story from second… OL6216822W
The Barrytown Trilogy The Barrytown Trilogy Roddy Doyle Roddy Doyle's winning trio of comic novels depicting the daily life and times of the Rabbitte family in working-class Dublin. [The Commitments](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL762611W/Commitments)… OL762601W