The Hippest Trip in America (24 page)

Acknowledgments

Thanks to
Soul Train
documentary director Kevin Swain for his gracious assistance. Richard Gay and Brad Abramson of VH1 were great partners. Naomi Bragin, street dance scholar, gave me wonderful guidance. Ashley Mui helped with tons of details. Special thanks to my editor, Henry Ferris, and my agent, Sarah Lazin, for making this project happen.

About the Author

NELSON GEORGE
is an author and filmmaker who specializes in documenting and celebrating African American culture. He has written several classic black music histories, including
Where Did Our Love Go? The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound, The Death of Rhythm & Blues
, and
Hip Hop America
. He also coedited
The James Brown Reader: 50 Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul
. His most recent novel is
The Plot Against Hip Hop
. He has also contributed major articles on the films
The Help, Pariah
, and
12 Years a Slave
to the
New York Times
. George directed the HBO film
Life Support
as well as the VH1 documentary
Finding the Funk
.

 

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The Plot Against Hip Hop

 

NONFICTION

Where Did Our Love Go: The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound

The Death of Rhythm & Blues

Elevating the Game

Blackface

Buppies, B-Boys, Baps & Bohos: Notes on Post-Soul Black Culture

The James Brown Reader: 50 Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul
(edited with Alan Leeds)

City Kid: A Memoir

Credits

Cover design by Adam Johnson

Cover photographs © by Soul Train Holdings

Copyright

VH1's Rock Docs Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America
used with permission of VH1. © 2013 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. VH1 and all related titles and logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.

 

THE HIPPEST TRIP IN AMERICA.
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ISBN 978-0-06-222103-2

EPUB Edition MARCH 2014 ISBN 9780062221056

 

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