James Brown was blowing the mic out from the first note of his first single. As raw as a begging suitor’s scraped knees, this descendant of the Orioles’ “Baby Please Don’t Go” set the pattern for JB’s ...
Album: Live at the Apollo Year: 1962 Standout lyric: "You've got to live for yourself / Yourself and nobody else" Early James Brown doesn't get any better than "I'll Go Crazy." From the backup ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When I first wrote about James Brown, I thought I’d covered enough ground with the big hits—the songs everyone knows and loves. But not long after that article went live, I started ...
Ultimate Classic Rock on MSN
On This Day in 1962: James Brown Records the Legendary ‘Live at the Apollo’ in New York City
James Brown‘s live shows, with his exhilarating stage presence and vocal prowess, were the sort you had to see to believe, or ...
James Brown’s breakout hit “Please, Please, Please” drew directly from the gospel tradition, channeling its pleading repetition and raw emotion into a new sound. Misunderstood by critics but ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback