RIP soul brother James, we will miss you. What a man, what an energie, we will never forget !

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Is it "our" Dean Goodman ? I guess so.


By Dean Goodman
Mon Dec 25, 4:29 PM ET



LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, James Brown.

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The "Godfather of Soul," who died in Atlanta on Monday aged 73, was one of the most important leaders of America's civil rights movement during the second half of the 20th Century.

He communed with presidents and elected officials of all political stripes, recorded groundbreaking black-pride anthems, and may have saved Boston from being burned by rioters in the days following the assassination of Martin Luther King.

He took hits from both sides. The white establishment was terrified that a seventh-grade school dropout from South Carolina might be fomenting a revolution. Black radicals were appalled that he would sing a tune like "America is My Home," dine at the White House and employ white band members.

His funky 1968 anthem "Say it Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud" preached economic self-reliance and taught generations of hard-working blacks it was time to "get our share."

"We'd rather die on our feet than be livin' on our knees," he sang.

"Back then, black folks were called negroes, but James said you can say it loud, that being black is a great thing instead of something you have to apologize for," rapper Chuck D. of the group Public Enemy said in 2003.

Brown recorded the song live during an all-night session in a Hollywood studio. He sent out for help from some neighborhood children who answered, "I'm black and I'm proud," every time he called out, "Say it Loud." Brown later recalled that most of the kids were white or Asian.

He had mixed emotions about the song, describing it as "obsolete," if necessary for the times, and said he shouldn't have to teach people they should be proud. Many whites stopped coming to his shows.

A few months before that, King was assassinated and cities across America engulfed by riots. Brown may have singlehandedly saved Boston from burning. A day after the April 4 murder, he was scheduled to play a concert there. Nervous city fathers proposed canceling the show until wiser heads pointed out that angry ticket buyers would definitely cause mayhem.

Brown arranged with the local public television station to broadcast the concert live, and he went on the radio to urge fans to stay home and watch it for free. The city's black neighborhoods were eerily quiet as a moist-eyed Brown took to the stage of the Boston Garden and punctuated his funky soul tunes with remembrances of King and appeals for calm.

The day after the Boston show, Brown flew to Washington D.C., which had been badly hit by riots. Once again, he took to the airwaves to appeal for restraint and to declare that education and ownership were better ways to seek justice.



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RIP. Perhaps the greatest frontman in history?

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Monkeylad Wrote:
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> I never saw James Brown perform live, though I had
> opportunities to do so every time he came to L.A.,
> or nearby. As a friend left L.A. to spend the
> holidays in New York, I said, "If I were you, I
> would go to see James Brown in Manhattan on New
> Year's Eve." He had quite a few gigs coming up,
> including two in the L.A. area in February. I'm
> angry at myself for not making an effort to be in
> his presence.
>
> [www.ticketmaster.com]
> redirect=james%20brown&tm_link=tm_header_search

Yeah, I was in NYC back in October/November and noticed that he was due to play at BB King's on 42nd St New Years Eve. T'was ALMOST enough to make me think "should I fly over the Atlantic" for this one ? And then on Xmas day .... well he never quite made it. I regret not having ever seen him now.

Beelyboy Wrote:
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> "He was a whirlwind of energy and precision, and
> he was always very generous and supportive to me
> in the early days of The Stones. I've always been
> a huge admirer of him as a performer and a band
> leader. His passing is a huge loss to music."
>
> Mick Jagger


Thanks and praises for James Brown...for all the funk and soul..you made the girls dance with me!!

I am trying to verify this story as related to me by a friend.

He tells me that Mick was quoted in a Playboy Magazine interview - done back in the 1970s- stating something to the effect that the only time Mick was concerned about performing was when he had to follow James Brown on stage.

There is a picture in today's New York Daily News of Keith, James and John Belushi 1980.

I don't want to start another thread.

But I am thinking this all day.

I feel devastated.

THANKS - Mr. James Brown !!

I will never forget you and I will listen to your music as long as I live ..

Melbourne Herald Sun ... 27 December 2006



ROCKMAN

The historic Boston gig is avaiable on DVD. Happens to be a good show too.
I will never forget when JB took the State Troopers for a 100 mile chase on blown tires up I-85 to the stateline. I mean the man was driving on bare metal rims. He did NOT want to go down.
I have a personally autographed photo of the man, that is specially sigend to me with my name and all. But I wish I could say I opened for him or ran into him at the Grammys or something, but truth is I met him at the damn DENTIST! LOL I was at the dentist's office and all of the sudden noticed that the room had been emptied out. And then in walsk JB with entourage etc; he was wearing a bright blue silk suit and his hair was all bouffant and stuff. This is while he is going to the dentist's mind you. My girlfriend went up to him and told him that I listened to nothing but him, which was true. For a year I listened to nothing except "Star Time". He was polite but a bit distracted since he was going to have those beautiful choppers polished.

"...no longer shall you trudge 'cross my peaceful mind."

Melbourne Herald Sun 27 December 2006



ROCKMAN

Thanks Rockman...we will get on the good foot..and keep on funking...in the funk-house now..all night long!!

There Was A Time......Cold Sweat....Let Yourself Go....YEAH Rooster



ROCKMAN

Saw Mr. Dynamite only once, in Nashville during the 70's, it's etched in my brain as one of the greatest shows I've ever seen.
Damn

Yeah Rock its a mans world nothing without .....aint nothing....ahhhhh.. with out....woman...or a gall!!!

Thanks for all the scans, Rockman,
it's interesting that the same photos and articles that are used in Austrlian press, are used in Norwegian press.

There's a reminder of JB on every bootleg from the No Security tour: his song "The Popcorn" was played as the Stones made their way to the B-stage on that tour. Thanks Charlie!

Melbourne Age - 27 December 2006



ROCKMAN

NEW YORK --The body of soul singer James Brown will be returned Thursday to the site of his debut -- the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem -- so the public that saw and heard him leave a lasting impression on music can see him one last time, the Rev. Al Sharpton said Tuesday.

Brown's body will rest on the stage of the Apollo from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Bingo Wrote:
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> NEW YORK --The body of soul singer James Brown
> will be returned Thursday to the site of his debut
> -- the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem -- so
> the public that saw and heard him leave a lasting
> impression on music can see him one last time, the
> Rev. Al Sharpton said Tuesday.
>
> Brown's body will rest on the stage of the Apollo
> from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Tonight, James Brown, Dead At The Apollo!"

Seriously, it is sad to see the Godfather of Soul leave us. RIP, JB.

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Melbourne Age 28 Dec 2006



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ROCKMAN

Papa got a brand new bag.

Photo by Teafoe.

Anybody go to the Apollo to pay their respects to James Brown??? This is exactly what he merited and just how he would have liked it:

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Only James. Way to go....

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Leave it to James Brown to go out on Christmas. He was the consummate showman 'till the end, and I mean that in the best possible way.

Thnx you Mr. Brown for the music and soul! RIP...

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