Author

Contributions

  • Smith, Earl, 1939 Dec. 30- - Contributor

Publication

2000 - Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana

Language

English

Word Count

66,500 words, Guess

Page Count

266 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing7821168
  • Goodreads895634

Classifications

  • DDC782.421643//092
  • LCCML420.B899 A3 2000

Description

"Jerry Butler's Only the Strong Survive presents a portrait of a performer, as well as an up-close and personal look at the world of rhythm-and-blues. Filled with intimate anecdotes about such R&B legends as Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield, Patti LaBelle, Sam Cook, and Dionne Warwick, Butler's narrative is told against the backdrop of 1960s America. Only the Strong Survive, as told to Earl Smith, is an autobiography; but more than that, it is history. Drawing on countless conversations and interviews with Butler and others, Smith chronicles the "Iceman's" journey from rural Mississippi to Chicago, and the founding and eventual breakup of the legendary Impressions vocal group."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Genres

  • Biography.

Series Statement

  • Black music and expressive culture series

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