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James Brown, 1923-2006

If a member of the Famous Flames missed a back beat, bandleader Brown fined him $50, serious money for a musician in the early '60s.

Don't know what that Brown factoid came into my head when I heard the news of his death this morning, but it was. The following fact came in a close second.

James Brown was the greatest stage act in the history of popular music. There has never been a performer in rock and roll who didn't crib from the Godfather, and one can't blame them.

Give yourself a Christmas present today, especially if you're under 40. Go to Youtube and check out the Brown tapes that I'm sure will be there in abundance. That would be the most fitting eulogy for the hardest-working man in any business.

posted by Michael Gee @ 8:34 AM