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HardCover. Pub Date: 2008 Pages: 344 in Publisher: Grand Central Publishing As a five-year-old in Home-wood. Alabama Shelley Stewart watched his father kill his mother with an ax Two years later Stewart escaped the care of abusive relatives. making a living as a stable hand. A stint in the army led to electroshock treatments for trying to integrate whites-only dances. But despite numerous setbacks. he never gave up his will to succeed. Eventually. odd jobs at radio stations laid the foundation for a 50-year career in oadcasting. As an African-American radio personality. Stewart reached out to Jim Crow Alabama. using music to integrate his audience. Along the way. he helped launch the careers of such legends as Otis Redding. Isaac Hayes. and Gladys Knight. Instrumental in the Civil Rights Movement. he publicized the words of Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. A remarkable witness to...
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- PublisherGrand Central Publishing
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0446530271
- ISBN 13 9780446530279
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages336
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