WAX POETICS : ISSUE - #61

ISSUE IS FREE WITH ALL ORDERS OVER $100 (WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE ADDED TO THE ORDER) Wax Poetics Issue 61 cover one features James Brown on the front and Curtis Mayfield on the back. Cover two features Bishop Nehru on the front and Ghostface Killah on the back.    Contents: Fred Wesley on James Brown’s classic The PaybackCurtis Mayfield and the ImpressionsBishop NehruGhostface KillahRick Stevens of Tower of PowerTV on the RadioJoiTuxedoElectric Wire HustleSoulectionYoung FathersIslam and Hip-hopMorrie TurnerEmory Douglas Fred Wesley did his second stint with the James Brown Band during the Godfather of Soul’s rebirth in the 1970s, his golden period with Polydor Records. As Brown’s musical director, bandleader, and arranger, Wesley also got songwriting credits, a rare feat for an artist in the JB family—and a gesture that has kept him paid to this day. Here, Wesley reminisces about their seminal and best-selling record, The Payback, which can be seen as a hard and cold metaphor for social