Soul Brother #1 (Emeritus)
The James Brown traditional stage intro:
Ladies and Gentlemen,
There are seven acknowledged wonders of the world;
you are about to witness the eighth.
Standing in the spotlight, on showcase, twelve young men, who have given you such tunes as [drum roll] "The Grunt",
[drum roll] “ Pass The Peas", [drum roll] "Gimme Some More".
Ladies and Gentlemen, without no doubt, theeese are the J.B.'s !
Without being all weepy about
the spins, the toe-shuffles, the knee-drops, the full splits, that jaw dropping footage of The Godfather of Soul dancing on one foot for 12 full freaking minutes, eventually touching earth again with both feet only to split, spring right up (gravity could not compete with him), spin around, and begin a shoulder hustle, …
... what is the take-away from a brush with the hardest working man in show business?
James Brown said:
" I taught them everything they know, but not everything I know, you know?!"
"I changed from the upbeat to the downbeat, simple as that, really .”
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his dramatic routine at the end of a performance ->
