Alone among the greatest vocalists and song-writers in American music. Al Green has fused these opposing concepts into an intense and original sound that transcends the divide between the sacred and the profane. With an extraordinary appeal that has continued unabated since the mid-seventies, this quintessential soul and man remains one of the most enduring, electrifying, and enigmatic artists of our era-a man who has walked the tightrope between the devil's music and God's calling and lived to tell the tale.
 Now Al Green's tale is told for the first time in Take Me to the River, his inspiring, unsparing, and ultimately transforming autobiography. From a sharecropper's shack in Jacknash, Arkansas, to the absolute pinnacle of show business success, it chronicles the career of this gifted singer in rich and never-before-revealed detail. From his early days on the gospel and R&amp;B circuits and his fateful encounter with legendary producer Willie Mitchell to a harrowing account of the attempted murder and suicide scandal that made headlines worldwide, this is the whole story, straight from the man who knows best. But Take Me to the River is more than a standard-issue rags-to-riches saga. The epic spiritual struggle for the heart and soul of Al Green is brought to life with all the urgency and immediacy of his music. A story of repentance, redemption, and renewal, the life of Al Green is a moving account of one man's journey to personal, creative, and spiritual wholeness.

Take Me to the River

Seay, Davin

Green, Al

Humor & Entertainment

HarperEntertainment

This outstanding folio offers all the timeless standards that have made Green synonymous with gold. Titles include: Call Me (Come Back Home) * Full of Fire * Here I Am (Come and Take Me) * I'm Still in Love with You * Let's Stay Together * Look What You've Done for Me * Love and Happiness * Take Me to the River and more.

The Best of Al Green: Piano/Vocal/Chords

Arts & Photography

Music

Alfred Music

Suggests a program of weight training, aerobic exercises, and stretches designed to improve athletic performance, reduce injuries, and increase fitness

Body Culture

Turner, Roger L.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Sterling Pub. Co., Inc.

Brothers of the Rogue

Literature & Fiction

Blurb

With an extraordinary appeal that has continued unabated since the early 1970s, Al Green remains the quintessential soul man—one of the most enduring, electrifying, and enigmatic artists of our era. But at the very heart of his appeal is the conflict between the devil’s music and God’s calling, a conflict he has wrestled with all his life. This is his story. Take Me to the River is an inspiring, unsparing, and ultimately transforming autobiography. From a sharecropper’s shack in Jacknash, Arkansas, to the absolute pinnacle of show-business success, it chronicles Al Green’s career in rich detail. This is the whole story—his early days on the gospel and R&amp;B circuits, his fateful encounter with legendary producer Willie Mitchell, his climb to the top of the charts, the attempted murder and suicide scandal that made headlines worldwide, and his decision to become a pastor and found his own church—the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Memphis, Tennessee. Take Me to the River brings Al Green’s epic spiritual struggle—a story of repentance, redemption, and renewal—to life with all the urgency and immediacy of his music.

Take Me to the River: An Autobiography

Chicago Review Press

With an extraordinary appeal that has continued unabated since the early 1970s, Al Green remains the quintessential soul manone of the most enduring, electrifying, and enigmatic artists of our era. But at the very heart of his appeal is the conflict between the devil’s music and God’s calling, a conflict he has wrestled with all his life. This is his story. Take Me to the River is an inspiring, unsparing, and ultimately transforming autobiography. From a sharecropper’s shack in Jacknash, Arkansas, to the absolute pinnacle of show-business success, it chronicles Al Green’s career in rich detail. This is the whole storyhis early days on the gospel and R&amp;B circuits, his fateful encounter with legendary producer Willie Mitchell, his climb to the top of the charts, the attempted murder and suicide scandal that made headlines worldwide, and his decision to become a pastor and found his own churchthe Full Gospel Tabernacle in Memphis, Tennessee. Take Me to the River brings Al Green’s epic spiritual strugglea story of repentance, redemption, and renewalto life with all the urgency and immediacy of his music.

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Payback Press

Born of humble origins in Arkansas in 1946, Al Green was to emerge as the first great soul singer of the 1970s and arguably the last great Southern singer, issuing records that were to influence not only his contemporaries, but veterans like Marvin Gaye. This work looks at his life and, while there are undoubted moments of tragedy, Green demonstrates reasons for resistance, joy and, ultimately, celebration. With the assistance of music writer Davin Seay, the book relates the turbulent, fascinating and inspirational life of one of the real stars of 20th-century music.

Canongate Crime

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