98% Funky Stuff: My Life in Music

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UPC:
9781613743461
Maximum Purchase:
3 units
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
2013-02-01
Author:
Maceo Parker
Language:
english
Edition:
1
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Revealing the warm and astonishing story of an influential jazz legend, this personal narrative tells the story of a mans journey from a Southern upbringing to a career touring the world to play for adoring fans. It tells how James Brown first discovered the Parker brothersMelvin, the drummer, and Maceo on saxin a band at a small North Carolina nightclub in 1963. Brown hired them both, but it was Maceos signature style that helped define Browns brand of funk, and the phrase Maceo, I want you to blow! became part of the lexicon of black music. A riveting story of musical education with frank and revelatory insights about George Clinton and others, this definitive autobiography arrives just in time to celebrate the 70th birthday of the authorone of the funkiest musicians aliveand will be enjoyed by jazz and funk aficionados alike.