Please Please himself, the star of the show, James Brown and the Famous Flames”] It is indeed a great pleasure to present to you in this particular time, national and international known as the hardest working man in showbusiness, Man that sing “I’ll Go Crazy”! “Try Me” “You’ve Got the Power” “Think”, “If You Want Me” “I Don’t Mind” “Bewildered” million-dollar seller “Lost Someone”, the very latest release, “Night Train” Let’s everybody “Shout and Shimmy” Mr. This podcast is brought to you by the generosity of my backers on Patreon. Why not join them? This two-CD set has all the essential hits. This box set is the best collection of Brown’s work there is, but is out of print. Kill ‘Em and Leave: Searching for the Real James Brown, by James McBride is a more discursive, gonzo journalism piece, and well worth a read.īlack and Proud: The Life of James Brown by Geoff Brown is a more traditional objective biography.Īnd Douglas Wolk’s 33 1/3 book on Live at the Apollo is a fascinating, detailed, look at that album. James Brown: The Godfather of Soul, by James Brown with Bruce Tucker, is a celebrity autobiography with all that that entails, but a more interesting read than many. I relied mostly on fur books for this episode. I’ve fixed that in a new upload, which is otherwise unchanged.Īs usual, I’ve created a Mixcloud streaming playlist with full versions of all the songs in the episode. NB an early version of this was uploaded, in which I said “episode 136” rather than 137 and “flattened ninth” at one point rather than “ninth”. Check out Tilt’s irregular podcasts at and Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Patreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on “I’m a Fool” by Dino, Desi, and Billy. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on November 15, 2021Įpisode one hundred and thirty-seven of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” by James Brown, and at how Brown went from a minor doo-wop artist to the pioneer of funk.
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