With the recent passing of James Brown, I started thinking about how Brown was able to influence so many musical genres. He influenced soul, funk, pop, and hip hop music. It seems like almost every hip hop artist has sample some of Brown’s music at one time or another. I will look at some of ...
I’ve always loved real soul music, starting from being a kid in Detroit. In the early sixties, I paid no attention to the Beatles and the so-called British Invasion. Motown, Stax, and King Records were the inspiration that helped get me through my adolescence. The music of Wilson Pickett, James Brown, Mary Wells, and Aretha ...
It’s always a bit of a jolt when an entertainer who has been a part of your life for decades suddenly passes away, but to wake up on Christmas Day to news that James Brown has passed away suddenly from severe pneumonia, was a big shock. I have listened to James Brown’s music since the ...
We all know that the holidays are supposed to be a time of cheer and joy that we spend with the ones we love. However, this past Christmas took a somewhat sadder note with the passing of a music legend, James Brown. James Brown was born in 1933 in Macon, Georgia and after showing a ...
Fela Kuti was born in Nigeria, in Abeokuta, to a relatively wealthy family. His parents had been active as revolutionaries in the battle for independence from the British. The first music he recorded was with the band Koola Lobitos, in London. The music was based on jazz, which was the new cool thing in town, ...
James Brown was a music legend. His passing in 2006 was a blow to the music world and to his legions of fans worldwide. His death also means that there will be a lot of folks anxious to buy memorabilia related to the artist. After looking around on the internet in search of a few, ...