Black History Music Pt. 11
In celebration of Black History Month, the Ear Candy Update intends to celebrate landmark recordings by black artists that have shaped the collective consciousness, mentality, and sense of cool the world over. Next, James Brown's' “Live at the Apollo.”
"So now ladies and gentlemen it is star time, are you ready for star time? Thank you and thank you very kindly. It is indeed a great pleasure to present to you at this particular time, national and internationally known as the hardest working man in show business, the man that sings "I'll Go Crazy"..."Try Me"..."You've Got the Power"..."Think"..."If You Want Me"..."I Don't Mind"..."Bewildered"... the million dollar seller, "Lost Someone"... the very latest release, "Night Train"... let's everybody "Shout and Shimmy"... Mr. Dynamite, the amazing Mr. Please Please himself, the star of the show, James Brown and The Famous Flames."
His funeral was held in North Augusta, South Carolina. It was marked with the same flair and drama that had always marked him as a man.
James Brown.
A certain mystique still lingers in the very name. It speaks of soul and thousands of shows soaked in sweat and pulsating rhythm. Over a recording career that lasted six decades, he hit number one five times and made 96 entries on the Billboard Hot 100. 63 studio albums. 144 singles and that includes "I Got You (I Feel Good)" one of the greatest, funkiest songs ever unleashed on the human population.
His stage show was executed with thoughtful precision, ferocious and tight for the maximum amount of impact. Never was that impact more evident than on an October night in 1962 at New York's Apollo Theater in Harlem.
James Brown & His Famous Flames tore the roof off the sucker. "I'll Go Crazy," "Try Me," "Think," and "Please Please Please," erupt off the record with blistering execution and tearful soul. It drips with charisma and magnetism unmatched in the storied history of the Apollo Theater.
The album is in the Grammy Hall of Fame and ranks 25th on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 greatest albums of all time. It resides in the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry as one of the sound recordings that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States."
James was not the best human being. This is understood but is also not the point of this exercise. We make it a point to differentiate between art and the artist. Human beings can and should be able to hold several opposing ideas in their minds at the same time.
His funeral was attended by Michael Jackson, Jimmy Cliff, Joe Frazier, Buddy Guy, Ice Cube, Ludacris, Dr. Dre, Little Richard, Dick Gregory, Prince, Ice-T, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bootsy Collins, LL Cool J, 'Lil Wayne, Lenny Kravitz, 50 Cent, and Stevie Wonder.
His funeral was held in North Augusta, South Carolina. It was marked with the same flair and drama that had always marked him as a man.
James Brown.
A certain mystique still lingers in the very name. It speaks of soul and thousands of shows soaked in sweat and pulsating rhythm. Over a recording career that lasted six decades, he hit number one five times and made 96 entries on the Billboard Hot 100. 63 studio albums. 144 singles and that includes "I Got You (I Feel Good)" one of the greatest, funkiest songs ever unleashed on the human population.
His stage show was executed with thoughtful precision, ferocious and tight for the maximum amount of impact. Never was that impact more evident than on an October night in 1962 at New York's Apollo Theater in Harlem.
James Brown & His Famous Flames tore the roof off the sucker. "I'll Go Crazy," "Try Me," "Think," and "Please Please Please," erupt off the record with blistering execution and tearful soul. It drips with charisma and magnetism unmatched in the storied history of the Apollo Theater.
The album is in the Grammy Hall of Fame and ranks 25th on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 greatest albums of all time. It resides in the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry as one of the sound recordings that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States."
James was not the best human being. This is understood but is also not the point of this exercise. We make it a point to differentiate between art and the artist. Human beings can and should be able to hold several opposing ideas in their minds at the same time.
His funeral was attended by Michael Jackson, Jimmy Cliff, Joe Frazier, Buddy Guy, Ice Cube, Ludacris, Dr. Dre, Little Richard, Dick Gregory, Prince, Ice-T, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bootsy Collins, LL Cool J, 'Lil Wayne, Lenny Kravitz, 50 Cent, and Stevie Wonder.
No live footage exists of the show, so you'll excuse us for this slight liberty.
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