Smith, R. J. books

One : The Life and Music of James Brown (9781101561102) (2012)

The sui generis celebration of an “us” in “Say It Loud” was replaced with a bracing expression of one man’s rights. If you want your rights, repeat after Brown: “I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I’ll Get It Myself).” Give him an even playing field and he can take it from ...