Nelson George - Author, Director, President of Urban Romances
PORTRAITS
Nelson in his Village office. At the Grammy 's circa late '80s. This is me in Teddy Pendergrass mode! It was used on the book jacket of Where Did Our Love Go? my Motown history book.   Jelena laced me with this pix taken at Urban Romances.  
Trying to hear no evil during the Reagan years. This was shot for an American Airlines mag story on rock critics around the time of Death of Rhythm & Blues. I 'm on a roof in the East Village. From a photo shoot for one of my novels.     Portrait
This is in front of 19 Willoughy Avenue in Fort Greene where I lived from 1984 to 1992 and wrote a ton of books and articles.
CITY KID
   
OLD SCHOOL PHOTOS
Shot this in Jamaica, Queens in early '80s.   The Apollo box office during late 1970s. A long gone art deco diner on 125th St. Which way to go, huh? Shot this on my way to college classes one morning.
Softball in East New York right across from my mother 's house circa late 1970s. A show at the old Felt Forum (which is now WAMU Theater.) 3 on 3 in East New York in the era of tight shorts. The elevated subway in Brownsville, Brooklyn. J train station circa 1977. Back in the day.
Andy and Roland, pals from Spring Creek, Brooklyn. Chinatown mid-70s. Sleeping driver in Chinatown.
WITH PEOPLE: FILM-MUSIC-BOOKS
    NG, Babyface and Chris Rock circa early 1990s. With B.B. King and staff at Record World magazine in 1981. With disco editor Brian Chin, singer Denroy Morgan and others. With Damian Hall, Reggie Hudlin, and Aaron Hall at the Jack the Rapper convention in Atlanta circa 1990.
In a D.C. bookstore promoting my novel One Woman Short. Signing copies of Urban Romance in D.C. Signing The Death of Rhythm & Blues at a Philly party. Another shot from that Death of Rhythm & Blues event held by Dyana Williams in Philly. With the Beastie Boys and their DJ, Rick Rubin, backstage at MSG after they opened for Madonna. With Quincy Jones at a New York party.
With Branford Marsalis, Spike Lee and singer Lala around the time of School Daze. With Russell Simmons and Ann Carli at a book party. With Daddy O at the CB4 party.      
           
           
 
SOUL CITIES
This the logo for my vh1 Soul series, Soul Cities.
GOOD HAIR
           
         
LIFE SUPPORT
    Rachel Nicks, producer Mark Baker, me and DP Uta B. Setting up a classroom shot. Me, Gloria Reuben and first AD Jono Oliver. Me and Darren Henson on a club set in Williamsburgh.
Talking over a dramatic scene with Gloria Reuben. Prepping a tense scene with Queen Latifah and Ana Devere Smith. Long day on the set. I wore this Brooklyn Dodger hat everyday of the shoot. Walking Cystal through a key scene. Ana, Queen and I prep one of the many tense scenes between them.
Tracy Ross and Queen walk through a rehearsal. Setting up the opening scene.   Working on Dekalb Avenue in Fort Greene. Queen and Gloria prep for improv scene. The crew on a break watching the World Cup.
Shooting on the corner of Dekalb and Carlton, a block from my first apartment in Fort Greene. Wendell Pearce and I on the hospital set. With Wendell Pearce and an HBO Buzz crew. Gloria, me and Wendell. Figuring out the blocking on the rooftop scene. Looking grizzly on set.
    Working with the Queen was a pleasure.   The young Evan Ross was fantastic in the film.  
Working out a key scene with cast ad crew.   Sitting on a BK street with Rachel Nicks. Working on the improv scene with my sister Andrea. Me, my sister Andrea, Queen and Gloria, along with our non-acting HIV workers.
HIP HOP HONORS 2008
    ?uestlove @ Rehearsal Cee-Lo Greene and Busta Rhymes backstage at HHH before performing in the Slick Rick tribute. Chuck D & Luke Dana Dane & Fabulous
     
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