Monday, December 25, 2006
James Brown, RIP
The Godfather of Soul died today. He was 73. James Brown was one of the most influential musicians in American pop culture history. Link to Wikipedia bio, and here's coverage in the NYT. Here are some links to vintage video of him in performance: Eyesight, Super Bad, I Feel Good, It's A Man's World, Please Please, Sex Machine, at the Olympia, Soul Power, Ed Sullivan, and an unusual interview (shorter clip here) Mr. Brown did when he was in an chemically altered state of consciousness after having been released from jail.
Reader comment: Andrew Tonkin says,
FYI James recorded a song called "Christmas in Heaven" (Amazon Link) - creepy man, it's like he KNEW.Here's an MP3 via Loudersoft: Link.
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