{"product_id":"burn-baby-burn-the-autobiography-of-magnificent-montague-9780252076848","title":"Burn Baby BURN  The Autobiography of Magnificent","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReflections from the legendary R \u0026amp; B deejay whose signature sound seared the airwaves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Montague's undeniable energy and passion for life leap from the pages.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Montague! Dynamic! Understanding! A brother in the struggle! Yes, the Magnificent Montague! A man who commanded so much love and respect it will never, never, never be replaced. Take it from the Godfather of Soul, paying homage to the Don of Radio: This book tells it all.\"--James Brown\u003cbr\u003e\"Webster defines 'magnificent' as splendid, superb, noble--truly a description of Montague. He was splendid in his ability to captivate the listening audience, superb in his role as a community leader, and noble in the way he showed young people how to move through life with class. As I looked up these definitions, I thought to myself, 'Webster must have known my friend Montague.' I'm so glad he was around during the infancy years at Motown. What a blessing he was to so many of us.\"--Smokey Robinson\u003cbr\u003e\"The only sustained account by a black deejay who lived through the harshly segregated world of the 1950s and the explosive civil rights era of the 1960s. This book is a valuable contribution to the literature of black life and history.\"--Robert Pruter, author of \u003ci\u003eChicago Soul\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDoowop: The Chicago Scene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction, by Bob Baker   xi\u003cbr\u003e Prologue   1\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Hustle   13\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Groove   27\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Rhythm   36\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Book   51\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Movement   74\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Apple   86\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Boy   102\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Man   110\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Riot   123\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Residue   136\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Climb   154\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Collection   169\u003cbr\u003e Index   185\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIllustrations follow pages 50 and 122\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MO - University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036843147607,"sku":"9780252076848","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252076848.jpg?v=1750932725","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/burn-baby-burn-the-autobiography-of-magnificent-montague-9780252076848","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}