Though I know some of you do not want to alienate me (I was told this. Come on people. It's my life. It cracks me up someone would vocalize it but I appreciate you saying it to me in writing!) because I tend to be very vocal on issues that are close to my heart, I still come to share my appreciation of you and to also open a door of communication for our differences.Race issues are hard to disc...
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Bootsy Collins wants to keep the music and memory of James Brown alive and well. He recently stated, "I don't want people to forget what he's done. To me, he's like the Martin Luther King Jr. of music." Therefore, he's spent much of this year organizing a series of annual James Brown tribute concerts and the first one will take place Saturday, December 22nd. December 25th marks the one-year ...
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The CD era has generally treated R&B music like dirt. In the beginning you couldn't get anything and there were very few big roll outs of catalog or impressive box sets for quite a few years. When Rhino started to drop the Soul Hits of The 70's volumes in the late 80's, many giagantic soul smashes were making their first appearance on CD. Only toward the end of the 90's did the geniuses in labe...
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Illinois legislature signed a new law that will go in effect on January 1st, 2008 following a case involving soul legend James Brown, who died late last year. James Brown's former publicist, Jacque Hollander tried to sure Brown for rape, alleging the he held her at gunpoint back in 1988 and said that if she confessed to anyone he would kill her.Her case was thorn out because until now, a perso...
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A woman has proven through DNA testing that she is a child of the late James Brown, said a longtime adviser to the soul singer, reports Yahoo.com.The woman is the third person to determine through DNA testing done after Brown's death that the singer is their father, Buddy Dallas told The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle on Monday.??The Hardest Working Man in Show Business. - nuff said??"Full Story HERE"...
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Happy Daddy Day to all so inclined. It's Sunday, to boot, so it's a lovely cover.More to come...
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If today is indeed "Funky Friday" we need to brush up on some of our moves for all this great music.
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"Info at Answers":http://www.answers.com/topic/messing-with-the-blues?cat=entertainment&nr=1When this hits in the shuffle, madness and a smile, for sure.Nothing soothes the soul sometimes like the swing in them chops and the sweetness of Maceo coming to the fore.RIP JB, you beautiful male siren dashing us all headfirst into that which is Funk.Get It!
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Belonging from James Brown’s estate will be auctioned off to pay for existing tax bills. Brown, who passed away in December of 2006, left his estate to his six children. Since his death another woman, Tomi Rae Hynie, a former back-up singer of Brown’s has come forward and declared herself his fourth wife. She believes half the estate is hers and has filed a suit. The thirty-six year old also
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The body of the great soul man James Brown was placed in a tomb at the Beech Island home of one of the soul singer's daughters on Saturday, according to a spokeswoman for the Rev. Al Sharpton. Sharpton, a close and longtime friend of Brown, presided over the private ceremony held for family and friends at the home of Deanna Brown Thomas. It has been nearly three months since Brown, 73, died in ...
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James Brown really was a sex machine! Since his death last year, three people have gotten legit DNA tests confirming James Brown as their father. In the most recent case LaRhonda Pettit claims her mother was singled out by Brown from the audience at a Los Angeles gig in the early 1960s. She became the singer's girlfriend and later pregnant with Brown's baby. The DNA test proved a 99.99 per cent...
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Can You Dig It? The Musicand Politics of Black ActionFilms 1969-75Pretty Cool, Eh?Excellent, 2CD collection of some of the best recordings from the early 70s blaxploitation film years. Just peruse the tracks and see what a top notch collection this is. From the some of the biggest names and better soundtracks to obscure, long-forgotten curios. Outstanding quality. Listen to "Shaft In Africa," b...
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May 26, 2009 | A South Carolina judge approved a settlement Tuesday that gives nearly half of it to his charitable trust, about a quarter to his wife and young son, and the rest to Brown’s adult children.
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In 1974, the most celebrated American R&B acts of the time--James Brown, B.B. King, Miriam Makeba, The Fania All-Stars (featuring Celia Cruz), Bill Withers, The Spinners, The Crusaders, Sister Sledge-- came together with the most renowned musical groups of Southern...
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A two-year battle over the estate of James Brown may finally be coming to an end on Friday in a Columbia, South Carolina court. It is expected that a judge will approve a settlement that would divide Brown's remaining assets and turn over the rights to his music and likeness. Half of the assets will go to a charitable trust to help educate his grandchildren and other needy students in South...
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