James Brown, Dead at 73--Will Mick Jagger Imitate Him Now?
Over at FBNY, the slightly obsessed Dylan Stableford has assembled a James Brown Wall of Sound. Our favorite performance however, is from the legendary 1964 TAMI show, available at DJ Steve Terrell”s blog. The TeenAge Music International awards show was held in Santa Monica in front of a packed house of screaming teens. The line-up included, the Supremes, the Beach Boys, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Leslie Gore, Jan & Dean, Gerry and the Pacemakers, and Chuck Berry.
The Rolling Stones were booked to close the show, and James Brown preceded them on the bill (Brown also didn’t want to rehearse, according to director
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