Kill 'em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul
by James McBride
National Book Award winner James McBride goes in search of the "real" James Brown... read more
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2016
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Music
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Soul musicians--United States--Biography
- Biography & Autobiography | Music
- Music | Genres & Styles | Soul & R&B
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional | General
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | African American Studies
- Brown, James, 1933-2006
- Biographies
- Brown, James
- Soul musicians
- United States
- Social Science | Popular Culture
- Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts
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Interview with James McBride
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Interview with James McBride
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