Contents

Cover

Welcome Page

Epigraph

Preface

Chapter 1: James Brown

Chapter 2: Lost John

Chapter 3: Augusta, G-A

Chapter 4: Prostitutes and Preachers

Chapter 5: Cal-don-ya!

Chapter 6: Goin’ to Rome

Chapter 7: Prison

Chapter 8: Music Box

Chapter 9: Singing for the Lord

Chapter 10: The Flames

Chapter 11: Burning It Up

Chapter 12: Famous

Chapter 13: Please Please Please

Chapter 14: Up in Flames

Chapter 15: Try Me

Chapter 16: Apollo One

Chapter 17: The Circuit

Chapter 18: A Thousand and One Nighters

Chapter 19: Apollo Three, Four, Five

Chapter 20: Live

Chapter 21: Getting the Power—and Losing Someone

Chapter 22: Lost in a Mood of Changes

Chapter 23: Papa’s New Bag

Chapter 24: Sex Machine

Chapter 25: Getting into It

Chapter 26: Doing It to Death

Chapter 27: There’s a Riot Going On

Chapter 28: Vietnam

Chapter 29: Say It Loud

Chapter 30: There It Is

Chapter 31: Home Fires

Chapter 32: Hot on the One

Chapter 33: Signed, Sealed, and Delivered

Chapter 34: Endorsement

Chapter 35: Death and Taxes

Chapter 36: Papa takes some Mess

Chapter 37: Prisoner of Love

Chapter 38: Dead on It

Chapter 39: Brothers

Chapter 40: Living in America

Appendix: Discography

Acknowledgments

Index

About this Book

About the Author

An Invitation from the Publisher

Copyright