Signed and inscribed on half-title by Wood, this hardcover first edition is fresh and nice. Stories of the good and the bad, playing with James Brown. Seller Inventory # 2690

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Title: Working for the Man, Playing in the Band: My...

Publisher: ECW Press

Publication Date: 2018

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very good

Dust Jacket Condition: very good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition.

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A young, long-haired rock guitarist finds the funk on stage with the Godfather of Soul

In this unvarnished account of toiling under one of popular music’s most notorious bosses, Damon Wood details his six years spent playing guitar for James Brown’s Soul Generals.

In a memoir certain to fascinate Mr. Dynamite’s millions of fans, as well as musicians and industry insiders, Wood recalls how a chance encounter with James Brown led him to embrace soul and funk music under the tutelage of its greatest progenitor. Numerous interviews with bandmates provide multiple perspectives on James Brown’s complex character, his leadership of his band, the nature of soul and funk, and insights and sometimes harsh lessons learned along the way.

This is a sideman’s story of the gritty reality of working close to the spotlight but rarely in it. Damon Wood describes life on the road ― often on James Brown’s infamous tour bus ― with one guitar, a change of clothes, and two dozen comrades-in-arms as they brought the funk to clubs, theaters, and the biggest music festivals on earth. Working for James Brown could be fear-inducing, inspiring, exhilarating, and exasperating ― all in the space of a single performance.

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-Damon Wood is ready to be heavily involved in publicity; he’s frequently touring with his band, and was featured prominently in the last Rolling Stone piece on James Brown

- Pitch excerpts and interviews to music and pop culture magazines (Rolling Stone, People, Entertainment Weekly, etc.)

- Pitch to Guitar Magazine and Guitar World

- Pitch to Denver media for profile

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