Today, the Spotlight shines on bestselling author and journalist Larry Tye. Larry's latest book, The Jazzmen, tells the story of how Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie transformed ...

Larry Tye, author of Satchel, The Life and Times of an American Legend, recently spoke in Anniston with enthusiasm regarding Satchel Paige, a rare American icon. Tye won several awards for the book ...

He is that rare American icon who has never been captured in a biography worthy of him. Now, at last, here is the story of athlete, showman, philosopher, and boundary breaker Leroy "Satchel" Paige.

Preface -- An RFK chronology -- Cold warrior -- Crusading -- Brother's keeper -- Getting justice -- Breaking barriers -- Cuba and beyond -- The interregnum -- Off and ...