I was slightly disappointed with this biography of the Godfather of Soul. It touches on the many facets of James Brown -- music, dancing, bandleader, cultural icon, womanizer -- but it failed to make him into a solid three-dimensional character. I often felt like I was reading a collection of anecdotes about Brown, or the fleshed-out notes for a biography, rather than a "definitive" biography.
Smith gives especially short shrift to Brown's relationships with women. Several times we learn that Brown gets married, but his wives disappear from the story soon afterword. The same comment applies to many of his band members; they never develop the personalities they surely had.
Smith gives especially short shrift to Brown's relationships with women. Several times we learn that Brown gets married, but his wives disappear from the story soon afterword. The same comment applies to many of his band members; they never develop the personalities they surely had.
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