Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World That Made Him (31 page)

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Paar, Jack.
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1983.

Parish, James Robert.
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Phillips, Gary, and Jervey Tervalon, eds.
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Pond, Steve. “Lord, Give Me Another Chance.”
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Jokes My Father Never Taught Me: Life, Love, and Loss with Richard Pryor.
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Pryor, Richard, with Todd Gold.
Pryor Convictions and Other Life Sentences.
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Rabin, Nathan. “Random Roles: Margot Kidder.”
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Reilly, Sue. “Bio: Richard Pryor’s Ordeal.”
People Weekly,
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“Richard Pryor Joins Grieving Family For Grandmother’s Funeral.”
Jet,
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Robbins, Fred, and David Ragan.
Richard Pryor: This Cat’s Got 9 Lives.
New York: Delilah Books, 1982.

Robinson, Louie. “Richard Pryor Talks.”
Ebony,
January 1978, 116–22.

Romano, Renée Christine, and Leigh Raiford, eds.
The Civil Rights Movement in American Memory.
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Rovin, Jeff.
Richard Pryor: Black and Blue.
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Sanders, Barry.
Sudden Glory: Laughter as Subversive History.
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Sanders, Charles L. “
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Seale, Bobby.
Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton.
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Pimp: The Story of My Life.
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Stein, Charles W., ed.
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. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.

Stone, Laurie.
Laughing in the Dark: A Decade of Subversive Comedy.
Hopewell, NJ: Ecco Press, 1997.

Szwed, John F.
Space Is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra.
New York: Da Capo Press, 1998.

Tafoya, Eddie.
The Legacy of the Wisecrack: Stand-Up Comedy as the Great American Literary Form.
Boca Raton, FL: BrownWalker Press, 2009.

Tate, Greg.
“Richard Pryor, 1940–2005: Used to Be a Genius, I Ain’t Lying, Booked the Numbers Didn’t Need Paper or Pencil.”
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If I Stop I’ll Die: The Comedy and Tragedy of Richard Pryor.
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X, Malcolm.
End of White World Supremacy: Four Speeches.
Edited with an introduction by Benjamin Goodman. New York: Merlin House, 1971.

X, Malcolm, and Alex Haley.
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New York: Ballantine, 1965.

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Recordings

Bruce, Lenny.
The Real Lenny Bruce.
Reissue produced by Ralph J. Gleason. Fantasy Records (F-79003), 1975.

Cosby, Bill.
Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow, Right!
Produced by Allan Sherman and Roy Silver. Warner Bros. Records (1518), 1963.

Foxx, Redd.
You Gotta Wash Your Ass.
Produced by Redd Foxx. Atlantic (SD 18157), 1975.

Get Your Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me!: Narrative Poetry from the Black Oral Tradition.
Recorded and edited by Bruce Jackson. Rounder Records (CD 2014), 1998.

Mooney, Paul.
Race.
Recorded live at the Punchline Comedy Club, San Francisco. Produced by Bill Stephney. StepSun Music/Tommy Boy (3005), 1993.

Page, LaWanda.
Pipe Layin’ Dan.
Laff Records (A150). Uproar, 2001.

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Preach on Sister, Preach On!
Laff Records (A173), 1973.

Pryor, Richard. “Am I Drunk or Are You Pregnant Raymond.” 45 rpm, promotional only. Produced by David Banks. Warner Bros. Records (PRO-S-2089), 1983.

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And It’s Deep Too! The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (1968–1992).
Nine-CD boxed set containing
Richard Pryor
,
That Nigger’s Crazy
,
. . . Is It Something I Said?
,
Bicentennial Nigger
,
Wanted: Richard Pryor—Live in Concert
(2 CDs),
Live on the Sunset Strip
,
Here and Now
(with previously unreleased interview recorded at the Comedy Store, 6/5/83), and
That African-American Is
Still
Crazy: Good Shit from the Vaults.
Warner Bros. Records & Rhino Entertainment Co. Warner Archives (R2 76655), 2000.

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Are You Serious???
Produced by David Drozen. Laff Records (LAFF A196), 1977. Reissued as Island Records (314-528 064-2), 1995.

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Bicentennial Nigger.
Recorded live at the Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA., July 1976. Produced by David Banks. Warner Bros. Records (BS 2960), 1976.

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Black Ben the Blacksmith.
Produced by David Drozen. Laff Records (LAFF A-200), 1978. Reissued as Island Records (314-526 213-2), 1994.

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Craps (After Hours).
Recorded live at the Redd Foxx Club, Hollywood, CA. Produced by David Drozen. Laff Records (LAFF A146), 1971. Reissued as Island Records (314-526 214-2), 1994.

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Evolution Revolution: The Early Years (1966–1974)
. Original sessions produced by Richard Pryor, Robert Marchese, and David Drozen. Rhino (R2 78490), 2005.

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Insane.
Laff Records (LAFF-LP-209), 1976.

———.
. . .
Is It Something I Said?
Recorded live at the Latin Casino, Cherry Hill, NJ, May 26, 1975. Produced by David Banks. Reprise (MS-2227), 1975.

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L.A. Jail.
Tiger Lilly (TL-14023), 1977.

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Live on the Sunset Strip.
Produced by Richard Pryor and Biff Dawes. Warner Bros. Records (BSK 3660), 1982.

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Outrageous.
Laff Records (LAFF A206), 1979.

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Rev. Du Rite.
Produced by David Drozen. Andasol Records, 1976. Laff Records (LAFF A216), 1981.

———.
Richard Pryor.
Recorded live at the Troubador, West Hollywood, CA, September 1968. Produced by Robert Marchese. Dove/Reprise (RS 6325), 1968.

———.
Richard Pryor Meets Richard & Willie and the SLA!!
Produced by David Drozen. Laff Records (LAFF A188), 1976.

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Supernigger.
Laff Records (LAFF A224), 1983. Reissued as Island Records (314-528 062), 1995.

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That Nigger’s Crazy
. Recorded live at Don Cornelius’s Soul Train, San Francisco. Produced by Richard Pryor. Partee/Stax (2404), 1974. Reissued as Reprise (MS-2241), 1975.

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Wanted: Richard Pryor—Live in Concert.
Produced by Richard Pryor and Biff Dawes. Warner Bros. Records (2BSK-3364), 1978.

———.
Who Me? I’m Not Him.
Produced by David Drozen. Laff Records (LAFF A198), 1977. Reissued as Island Records (314-526 215-2), 1994.

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The Wizard of Comedy.
Reissued as Island Records (314-528 063-2), 1995.

Williams, Bert. “Elder Eatmore’s Sermon on Generosity.” On
Bert Williams, The Remaining Titles: 1915–1921.
Document Records (DOCD-5661), 1999.

X, Malcolm.
A Message to the Grass Roots.
Recorded at King Solomon Baptist Church, Detroit, Michigan, November 10, 1963. Detroit: AFRO Records (AA-1264).

Referenced Films Starring or Featuring Richard Pryor

Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings.
Directed by John Badham. Motown Productions, Universal Pictures, 1976. Universal Home Entertainment (21773), 2002.

Black Brigade
(aka
Carter’s Army
). Directed by George McGowan. Thomas/Spelling Productions, 1970. Westlake Entertainment Group (WLV 3057 S), 2003.

Blue Collar.
Directed by Paul Schrader. TAT Communications Company, Universal, 1978. Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2000, with audio commentary by Paul Schrader and Maitland McDonagh.

Bustin’ Loose.
Directed by Oz Scott and Michael Schultz (uncredited). Richard Pryor Productions, Universal Pictures, 1981. Universal Studios (61024179), 2005.

The Busy Body.
Directed by William Castle. William Castle Productions, Paramount Pictures, 1967. Legend Films, 2008.

Car Wash
. Directed by Michael Schultz. Universal Pictures, 1976. Universal Studios, 2003.

Dynamite Chicken.
Written, produced, and directed by Ernest Pintoff. Tango Entertainment, 1972. Colossal Entertainment (COL #114), 2001.

Greased Lightning.
Directed by Michael Schultz. Third World Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures, 1977. Warner Home Video, 1992. Reissued as
Comedy Double Feature: “Moving/Greased Lightning,
” Warner Home Video, 2006.

Hit!
Directed by Sidney J. Furie. Paramount Pictures, 1973. Olive Films (OF377), 2012.

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling.
Produced and directed by Richard Pryor. Columbia Pictures, 1986. RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (60683), 1996. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (06673), 2002.

Lady Sings the Blues.
Directed by Sidney J. Furie. Motown Productions, Sidney J. Furie Productions, Paramount Pictures, 1972. Paramount Home Video special edition, 2005.

Lost Highway.
Directed by David Lynch. Lost Highway Productions, Asymmetrical Productions, CiBy 2000, October Films, 1997. Universal Studios Home Video, 2008.

The Mack.
Directed by Michael Campus. Harbor Productions, Cinerama, 1973. New Line Home Video, 2002.

Mad Dog Time.
Directed by Larry Bishop. Dreyfus/James Productions, Skylight Films, United Artists, 1996. MGM Home Entertainment, 2004.

The Phynx.
Directed by Lee H. Katzin. Cinema Organization, Warner Bros. Pictures, 1970. Accessed at
www.veoh.com/watch/v20443766nY2MZZwr