African American Soul and Funk Performance History, James Brown Photograph and Concert Program Archive, 1970s-1980s
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Max Rambod Inc, Woodland Hills, CA, U.S.A.Max Rambod Inc
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Brown, James. Archive of photographs and concert programs documenting the public image and performance career of one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century American popular music. Spanning the 1970s and 1980s, the material reflects Brown's central role in the development of soul and funk music through visual documentation of his stage performances, international touring career, and media publicity. Brown's highly physical performance style, rhythmic innovation, and emphasis on groove profoundly shaped the evolution of funk, rhythm and blues, and later hip-hop music, while his public identity as the "King of Soul" positioned him among the most recognizable African American entertainers of the postwar era. The archive provides primary-source evidence for the study of Black performance culture, concert promotion, celebrity photography, and the globalization of African American popular music during the late twentieth century. Archive consists of six items ranging from approximately 9 ½ x 7 inches to 12 x 11 ½ inches, including four vintage silver gelatin photographs and two illustrated concert programs. [1] Original silver gelatin press photograph, 1977, depicting Brown in close-up while singing intensely into a microphone during a live performance, capturing the energetic stage presence associated with his concerts throughout the 1960s and 1970s. [2] Vintage silver gelatin press headshot photograph, 1988, showing Brown smiling directly toward the camera in a posed publicity portrait. [3] Original full-length press photograph portraying Brown in a black stage suit with one arm raised dramatically during a posed promotional session emphasizing his theatrical performance style. [4] Vintage candid silver gelatin press photograph depicting Brown in a turtleneck sweater smiling toward photographers, featuring his characteristic 1970s mustache and soul patch. [5] Original illustrated concert program for Brown's 1977 European tour, staple-bound, containing a biographical article describing his "distinctively American success story" together with more than ten performance photographs documenting his stage act and touring ensemble. [6] Large-format Italian-language concert program from the 1980s in illustrated wrappers, featuring a dramatic cover image of Brown performing on stage alongside multiple interior photographs and biographical commentary. The front wrapper shows evidence of a removed label. Produced during decades when Brown's music and performance style influenced multiple genres of American popular music, these materials document his transition from soul performer to internationally recognized cultural figure. His recordings and stage performances became foundational to the development of funk music and later informed sampling traditions central to hip-hop production. The concert programs additionally preserve evidence of Brown's extensive international touring career, demonstrating the worldwide circulation of African American music during the late twentieth century. Minor wear throughout with front-cover wear to the Italian-language program from label removal. Overall very good condition. Cohesive visual and printed archive documenting the public performance identity of one of the defining figures in American soul and funk music history.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- African American Soul and Funk Performance History, James Brown Photograph and Concert Program Archive, 1970s-1980s
- Author
- James Brown
- Publication year
- 1977
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Seller catalogs
- Archive, Film & Entertainment, Mass Media & Popular Culture
Max Rambod Inc
Woodland Hills, CA, U.S.A.
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