James Brown', 'Jamesbrown', James Brown
Black (music) from the getup
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4935838 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dhanveer Singh Brar (University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 471-484 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Popular Music (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-1430 • E-ISSN: 1474-0095 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0261143015000379 |
| OpenAlex | W2185048795 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
The following article addresses the question of the blackness and radicalism of James Brown's musical performances during what was arguably the peak of his career, between 1964 and 1971. Using analytical frameworks from the fields of black studies, performance studies and cultural theory, this article presents an argument for listening to Brown's music in terms of the modalities of rupture. The activity of rupture is tracked through the preface to his autobiography, the stage performance he developed in the early part of his career, and the experiments in rhythm he orchestrated with his band in 1964. The article culminates in a close listening of the 1971 record 'Super Bad' as the aesthetic height of a black radicalism Brown was producing through his music
Active listening · Argument (complex analysis · Art · Art history · Biography · Call and response · Literature · Music history · Musical · Performance art · Political radicalism · Politics · Sociology · Communication · History · Law · Music History and Culture · Race, History, and American Society · Theater, Performance, and Music History
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |