It takes the average reader 1 hour and 58 minutes to read Darkest End of the Street by James Carr
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
James Edward Carr was a blues singer born in Clarksdale Mississippi in 1942. James was born the third of seven children. Early on in life James suffered abuse at the hands of his father who was a preacher. After his mother died at the age of nine he left home and move to Memphis Tennessee. While living in Memphis as a child from place to place, James roamed the Memphis streets. He didn't attend school or have any formal teaching, James learned from the streets. He perfected his craft as a blues singer in the streets. He joined a couple of gospel groups before meeting and marrying Willie Lee Moore at the young age of twenty. After having his first child, James Edward Carr Jr, James Sr landed his first break by signing with Goldwax records. As a young musician struggling with a mental illness disorder, James Sr. went on to record several tracks that landed in the billboard top 100. James Carr Sr. was taken advantage of by the music industry and was cheated out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions of dollars. This book tells the good, bad and ugly story of James Carr's life from beginning to end.
Darkest End of the Street by James Carr is 116 pages long, and a total of 29,696 words.
This makes it 39% the length of the average book. It also has 36% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 42 minutes to read Darkest End of the Street aloud.
Darkest End of the Street is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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