Jerry Butler’s Only the Strong Survive presents a portrait of a remarkable 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 compelling, sometimes hilarious, 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.
Currently serving his fourth term on the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Butler also gives us a glimpse inside the world of Chicago politics. He shares stories of Harold Washington, Chicago’s first African American mayor, and others, including Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.
Only the Strong Survive is an entertaining, moving chronicle of one of America’s music pioneers.
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: new. Butlers recollections of the racially segregated chitlin circuit the early days of the civil rights movement and fellow performers like Dinah Washington Little Willie John and Dionne Warwick are fascinating and insightful Only the Strong Survive makes one wish it came with a soundtrack The New York Times Book ReviewOnly the Strong Survive presents a portrait of a remarkable performer as well as an upclose and personal look at the world of rhythm and blues from the perspective of an insider A moving chronicle of one of Americas music pioneers Chicago TribuneMore than an autobiography Only the Strong Survive is also a glimpse at the political and social climate of the times which shaped the life of one man Ebony. Seller Inventory # DADAX0253217040
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