The One: The Life and Music of James Brown: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The One: The Life and Music of James Brown runs 14.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kevin R. Free (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 14.2 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Kevin R. Free
Kevin R. Free narrates 367 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,886 hours in all.
About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
475 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The One: The Life and Music of James Brown is an audiobook by R.J. Smith: a 14.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Kevin R. Free, released March 15, 2012, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kevin R. Free
- Released
- March 15, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment
- ISBN
- 9781464008313
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The One: The Life and Music of James Brown as an audiobook?
The One: The Life and Music of James Brown runs 14.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.
Is The One: The Life and Music of James Brown free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The One: The Life and Music of James Brown?
The One: The Life and Music of James Brown is narrated by Kevin R. Free.
Is The One: The Life and Music of James Brown worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.7 hours.