Groove, Bang and Jive Around

Groove, Bang and Jive Around by Cannon, Steve. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781885478535.

Steve Cannons first novel Groove, Bang, and Jive Around is an underground classic of such legendary stature that New Yorks black cognoscenti have transmogrified the work into urban myth. Whenever the book comes up in conversation, eyes light with a glassy leer. "You cant keep that book in your house, man! Its like a ghost! It just disappears!" Strange tales woven around a strange tale. The reasons for its reputation are simple: First, until recently, you couldnt find it. Not in used bookstores. Not in in book piles on the street. In fact, its author didnt own a copy for well over twenty years. Second, its really filthy. And third, like a Loa in Haitian Voudon, it leaves the shelves of its host to possess another