Rare tv appearance footage of James Brown, curated from across the internet. Browse 4 clips below.
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James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, and record producer. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th-century music, he is referred to by various nicknames, among them "Mr. Dynamite", "the Hardest-Working Man in Show Business", "Minister of New Super Heavy Funk", "Godfather of Soul", "King of Soul", and "Soul...
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14:47James Brown, Delvon Lamarr, R.E.M., Organ trio, Ray Charles, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, Jimmy James, Grant Schroff, Steve Cropper, Michael Jackson, Muddy Waters, The Meters, Miles Davis, Method Man, Y&T
15:11James Brown, Bootsy Collins
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