The Curb Center at Vanderbilt

A Conversation with R J Smith author of The One: The Life and Music of James Brown

You are invited to attend a breakfast talk and conversation with author R J Smith about his highly acclaimed biography of James Brown. The event, hosted by the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise & Public Policy, the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt, and BMI, will celebrate the creative lives of both the author and his inspiration, James Brown.

9:00 am
Friday, April 6, 2012
at
The First Amendment Center
1207 18th Ave. S. (corner of 18th and Edgehill)
Nashville, TN 37212

Seating is limited, so please RSVP by April 3 to heather.lefkowitz@vanderbilt.edu
Parking is available along 18th Ave. South or in the parking lot directly across the street from the First Amendment Center.

The One: The Life and Music of James Brown by RJ Smith is “such a showstopper” (New York Times) and received 4.5 stars from Rolling Stone who said, “The rhythm revolutionary who changed pop forever finally gets he bio he deserves.”
“This book’s sparkle speaks for itself, as does Mr. Smith’s ability to take on his screaming, moaning, kinetically blessed, unbeatably shrewd subject.”
–New York Times

Additional reviews and more:

New York Times
New York Daily News
Publisher’s Weekly
NPR

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