James Brown Bio: “He Didn’t Do Weakness Or Softness”

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I am a big fan of James Brown. There is a new biography out on him, The One: The Life and Music of James Brown, by R. J. Smith and the book was reviewed on City Journal by Ian Penman. If you are interested in the man and his music, please read [...]

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James Brown Live

Here is a clip of James Brown in 1964 doing “Outta Sight”, “Please, Please, Please”, and “Night Train.” Watch his entrance. A force of nature. He makes Michael Jackson look like a … Well, they never called Jackson the Godfather of Soul. And while Jackson had a mostly white audience, check out James’s fans on [...]

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