Nelson George
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Nelson George | |
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Brooklyn, New York, US | |
Education | St. John's University |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1978–present |
Spouse | Malika Weeden |
Awards | Grammy Award, Album Liner Notes, James Brown Star Time Box Set, 1991 |
Nelson George (born September 1, 1957) is an American author,
Biography
George attended
A lifelong resident of
Literary work
George has authored numerous non-fiction books, including the bestseller The Michael Jackson Story in 1984, Blackface: Reflections on African-Americans and the Movies in 1994, Elevating the Game: Black Men and basketball in 1992, and Hip Hop America in 1998. In 2005, he published Post-Soul Nation, which further developed his concept of "post-soul" black culture. With Alan Leeds, he co-authored The James Brown Reader, a collection of articles about the "Godfather of Soul," in 2008.
George's The Death of Rhythm and Blues chronicles and critiques the path that R&B has taken. He takes a close look at the genre's fall to the hands of the mainstream and even suggests that some popular artists "sold out". George further articulates in the book that many of the middle-class black Americans that listen to R&B began assimilating into white culture and losing their black roots.
George has written five detective novels featuring bodyguard-turned-private investigator D Hunter. All three novels—The Accidental Hunter, The Plot Against Hip-Hop: A Novel, and The Lost Treasures of R&B—have been optioned by rapper/actor Common.[8]
Film and television work
In 1991, George co-wrote the Halle Berry vehicle Strictly Business, and in 1993, he was co-creator of the movie CB4 starring comedian Chris Rock.[9]
In 2004, George made a short film called To Be a Black Man, starring Samuel L. Jackson, and a documentary called A Great Day in Hip-Hop. Both titles appeared in festivals in New York, London, and Amsterdam. He executive-produced the HBO film Everyday People which also debuted in 2004 at the Sundance Film Festival.
He served as co-executive producer of
A resident of
In 2023 he was an executive producer of a new CBC docuseries Black Life: Untold Stories that examined the history, experiences and contributions of Black Canadians in broad area of the culture, including music, hip-hop, sports, to slavery and policing.[13]
Bibliography
Books
- The Michael Jackson Story (December 1983)
- Where Did Our Love Go: The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound (1986; re-issued 2007)
- The Death of Rhythm & Blues (1988; reissued 2003)[14]
- Elevating the Game: Black Men and Basketball (January 1992)
- Buppies, B-Boys, Baps & Bohos: Notes on Post-Soul Black Culture (February 1993)
- Blackface: Reflections on African-Americans and the Movies (October 1994)
- Seduced (April 1996)
- One Woman Short (August 2001)
- Life and Def: Sex, Drugs, Money, and God (December 2001), Contributor - Russell Simmons
- Show & Tell (2002)
- Night Work: A Novel (May 2003)
- Hip Hop America (April 2005)
- Post-Soul Nation: The Explosive, Contradictory, Triumphant, and Tragic 1980s as Experienced by African Americans (Previously Known as Blacks and Before That Negroes) (April 2005)
- The James Brown Reader: Fifty Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul (April 2008), Contributor - Alan Leeds
- City Kid: A Writer's Memoir of Ghetto Life and Post-Soul Success (April 2009)
- Thriller: The Musical Life of Michael Jackson (June 2010)
- The Plot Against Hip Hop: A Novel (A D Hunter Mystery) (November 2011)
- The Hippest Trip in America: Soul Train and the Evolution of Culture & Style (March 2014)
- The Lost Treasures of R&B (A D Hunter Mystery) (January 2015)
- The Accidental Hunter (A D Hunter Mystery) (February 2015)
- The Darkest Hearts (A D Hunter Mystery) (2020)
- The Nelson George Mixtape Volume 1 (2021)
Filmography
- Def by Temptation,[15] 1990, executive producer
- Strictly Business,[16] 1991, associate producer
- Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.,[17] 1992, associate producer
- CB4,[18] 1993, producer, writer
- Everyday People, 2004, executive producer
- The N-Word,[19] 2004, producer
- Good Hair,[20] 2009, producer
- Left Unsaid, 2010, director, producer
- Brooklyn Boheme,[21] 2011, director, producer
- All Hail the Beat, 2012, director, producer
- Finding the Funk, 2013, director, producer
- Top Five,[22] 2014, associate producer
- A Ballerina's Tale,[23] 2015, director, producer
- The Get Down, 2017, writer, producer
- Tales from the Tour Bus, 2019, producer
- The Black Godfather, 2019, producer
- With Drawn Arms, 2020, co-executive producer
- A Grammy Salute to The Sounds of Change, 2021, writer
- Say Hey Willie Mays!, 2022, director
- Dear Mama, 2023, executive producer
- Thriller 40, 2023, director[24]
References
- Broadway World. July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
- ^ "What Are You Looking Forward to Reading, Nelson George?". National Book Critics Circle. 2010-08-02. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ "1988". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ "1998". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ Harris, Janelle (August 18, 2010). "So What Do You Do, Nelson George, Writer, Producer, and Filmmaker?". Mediabistro. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ "Spike Lee's Gotta Have It: Inside Guerrilla Filmmaking". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- Indiewire. Archived from the originalon 2015-10-26.
- ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ Della Cava, Marco. "'Finding the Funk' excavates R&B artifacts". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ "Nelson George on why he wanted to produce a docuseries about Black Canadian history". CBC. CBC. October 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ Cavett Binion (2016). "Def-By-Temptation - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ^ Ebert, Roger. "Strictly Business Movie Review (1991) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ^ Brian J. Dillard (2013). "Just-Another-Girl-on-the-I-R-T- - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ^ ""The N Word": A Review by Briana Williams | Chaz's Blog | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ^ Cipriaso, Celena. "Brooklyn Boheme: Film Celebrates Brooklyn's Artistic Renaissance". The Root. Retrieved 2016-02-06.[permanent dead link]
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ^ Tobias, Scott (18 October 2015). "Film Review: 'A Ballerina's Tale'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ^ "Michael Jackson: Thriller 40". BBFC. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Nelson George, on Enciclopedia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc
- Nelson George at IMDb