{"product_id":"hit-me-fred-9780822335481","title":"Hit Me Fred","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe famous trombonist and arranger from the James Brown band and Parliament-Funkadelic tells his own story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As passionately crafted as one of his solos, \u003ci\u003eHit Me, Fred\u003c\/i\u003e becomes a shout-out to all sidemen who play their hearts out--just outside the spotlight. As a musician, Wesley could always capture the feverish moment. Now, as a storyteller, he has revealed yet another way to take us higher.” * Boston Globe *\u003cbr\u003e\"[Fred Wesley is] one of the most influential instrumentalist\/composer\/arrangers in the annals of R\u0026amp;B, soul-jazz, and hip-hop . . . [and] one of the most sampled musicians in the world today.\" -- Timothy White * Billboard *\u003cbr\u003e\"[T]he book reads easily—it sounds like Fred's telling you all this over a plate of rice 'n' ribs. . . . When James [Brown] and George [Clinton] are long gone, the music they brought to life between 1967 and 1977 will still be tearing the roof off the sucker—and Fred Wesley was an indispensable part of that revolution.\" -- Dan Warburton * Signal to Noise *\u003cbr\u003e“A remarkable autobiography. . . . This candid and hilarious account of working alongside James Brown, Parliament\/Funkadelic, and on his own, should solidify [Wesley’s] reputation as much as the music he created.” * DownBeat *\u003cbr\u003e\"In his autobiography \u003ci\u003eHit Me, Fred\u003c\/i\u003e, Mr. Wesley talks about dancing around the continent-size ego of James Brown. He juxtaposes the courtliness of the South against the hardscrabble desperation of poverty, mentioning the hideous conditions that created Brown though understanding that nothing could explain his boss’s monstrous behavior.\" -- Elvis Mitchell * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations ix\u003cbr\u003e Foreword xi\u003cbr\u003e 1. A Musical Upbringing 1\u003cbr\u003e 2. Higher Education 31\u003cbr\u003e 3. Uncle Sam's Army 55\u003cbr\u003e 4. James Brown 84\u003cbr\u003e 5. California 115\u003cbr\u003e 6. James Brown Again 132\u003cbr\u003e 7. Bootsy's Rubber Band and Parliament\/Funkadelic 190\u003cbr\u003e 8. Count Basie 211\u003cbr\u003e 9. Hollywood, Hollywood 228\u003cbr\u003e 10. Mile High in Denver 263\u003cbr\u003e 11. JB Horns 285\u003cbr\u003e 12. Star Time 301\u003cbr\u003e Selected Discography 313\u003cbr\u003e Index 317","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406038442327,"sku":"9780822335481","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hit-me-fred-9780822335481","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}