Night train

Description:

In 1963, Dwayne Hallston discovers James Brown and wants to perform just like him. Meanwhile, Dwayne's forbidden black friend Larry, aspiring to play piano like Thelonius Monk, apprentices to a jazz musician called the Bleeder. A mutual passion for music help Dwayne and Larry as they try to achieve their dreams.

subjects: Interracial friendship,  Musicians,  Male friendship,  Large type books,  African American musicians,  Fiction,  Fiction, historical, general,  Musicians, fiction,  Friendship, fiction,  African americans, fiction,  North carolina, fiction,  Fiction, historical,  Fiction, african american, general,  New York Times reviewed,  Fiction, african american & black, general,  Race relations