First Time Hearing James Brown! 

And Hip Hop Culture

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There is a video you can find with all three of them on stage. It's pretty cool

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Nah, Little Richard and James brown are why we have music that rocks and funks

For real also Rick James, Marvin Gaye, Toni Toni Tone, Micheal Jackson, Al B Sure stuff are sampled from hip-hop beats

We’ll said!

The most sampled artist ever, not even close.

He did more for music than we could even imagine

Facts Plus Tax!! James Brown is one if the solid foundations of where Hip Hop came from!!! His dance moves also contributed to the creation of Breakdancing as well!! 💪💪💪💪

This! 👆🏻 😊

The horn section for me is the band. That's why I love Tower of Power.

The band was everything! The late great actor Chadwick Boseman played James Brown in the movie “Get Up” and that performance by him really moved me! Yes! Great comment! ❤️😎I love live performances!

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I'm 47 and was about text the same thing

I was going to say the same, James was a perfectionist with his style and music; he required the very best from his band members; they knew his nods and hand jesters to feel his flow during the songs!. A true artist!

At 50 years old, it warms my heart that I'm not the oldest guy in here. James Brown! I love that he is forever archived in Rocky IV.

AMEN. Mr. Smiley. did you know that there is a documentary coming out this year. A James Brown documentary. I think it's co-produced by Mick Jagger.

i thought i saw you there but was not sure.

That's not sweat, the man drips charisma.

@@finnmcool2 haha👌

Same with Michael Jackson, he was straight burning CALORIES on stage. Him and James probably had to eat 5-6000 calories on show days xD

@@xATown23xGaming ya between Michael on stage and chasing young boys he would burn a lot of calories.

How you know all that?Solace- Woman.

James Brown used to HATE (c)rap (s)hit hop since these clowns are not REAL Musicians nor REAL singer ..they are just clowns that are unable to create ARTS and stole music from other people showing they are UNTALENTED garbage! (c)rap (s)hit hop SUCKS ! DISCO-FUNK-SOUL RULES!

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Thank you! I was about to say the same thing.

You aint lyin'!!!

made me laugh in a good way

it really was more than a few words... Check out Papa's got a brand New Bag. Yes, he was repetitive. Soul or Funk doesn't need a lot of words.

alot of music is repetitive.

Kirk Franklin does the same thing lol

Haha! Yeah, I always wanted to be a horn player in his band cuz you only had to know about 4 notes.

I agree I see young black kids with hardly any talent is a shame .I remember when the white kids used to try and sing like the black kids,now the black kids sound like the white kids

THEY DID. NNONE TODAY!

calm down, if you looked you would find that there are plenty of talented people right now, since you didn't look, you really shouldn't be claiming there are no talented people

@@xmathmanx Okay, I will. There are no talented people. Bunch of cellphone surfers...

Auto-tune is the devil's spawn

probably because he was a violent wife beater

@@shirleygordon3793 That he was and served time. i;m refering to his quality as an entertainer only

AND I heard old James'll whoop yo muhfuckin azz too,, quickly,, hands was PHENOMENAL 👊🏿

This is do true. BOOTSY COLLINS said working with James Brown was like BOOT CAMP. Working with GEORGE CLINTON was the TOTAL OPPOSITE: NUTHIN BUT A PARTY, BABY!!

@@dup313hustledifferent6 Get on the mothership!

Thank you for sharing Judy!

TJ Swan lol

You were BLESSED!!!

Wow what a lucky experience ❤ thanks for sharing it

What a cool story! Definitely sounds like JB. Thanks for sharing.

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Skip that's not what I'm getting. Seems to me that they aren't getting what James Brown was about,

@@jeanettehardison8762 explain

@@jeanettehardison8762 They seem very impressed by James Brown.

James Brown will always be the greatest he started soul funk & rap& hip hop & disco music 🎵🎶🎵🎶. all the soul&rap stars disco stars hip hop stars owe a lot to the king of soul ... The godfather James joe brown.. as I go to grocery store & see all those tribute books on Elvis there should be tribute books to James brown ... I love Elvis but l love James Brown too!! I wish someone would put out tribute books on James Brown .. If we pAy tribute to Elvis all the time we should pay tribute to James Brown too!!! What do you people out there think,?😊❤

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Hardest working man in showbiz R.I.P.

The first time I heard King Heroin. Blew my mind. I knew James had some thangs going on but. That was deep. I felt that.

Yes sir

Years ago I read that Bob Seger was inspired as a young rocker by James Brown's singing. It taught him to just sing balls out.

Some say he couldn't sing....He could really sing.....Listen to his earlier recording. You tube it.

I was watching a documentary on James Brown which started that if a band member messed up during a performance JB would point at them without missing a beat and they knew they were getting fined for it. His band had to be tight or else.

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Dont forget, Mick Jagger, Eric Burdon... the list goes on!

All those people played for James Brown

@@JamesBrown-ty5wp Well, actually only Bootsy Collins played for him but yeah, the others certainly patterned themselves after him.

@@D.Antony my apologies ... Perform with JB etc

I feel ya honey, right there with ya, same age, but still loved James Brown and Ray Charles, listened to Ray when I was a baby and never got tired of him. My room mate in college was white but went to an inner city high school. So although she might have had white skin she was filled with soul, she tried to teach me to dance , total failure but I still loved the music!

Sam Cooke!!

You loved all them so much but what did you do to dismantle the system that oppressed them and their people? and that is still oppressing their people today?

@@ES2990 just trying to start mess. Hatred & ignorance exists and unfortunately always will. Should one still try to put an end to it and do better? Yes, absolutely. But you know what you doing 😏

@@ES2990 oh knock if off please. Many of us have been doing our best to stop this all our adult lives. I grew up in Virginia where racism was very strong at the time and interracial marriage was against the law there, and was young during the civil rights movement. Those shaped my beliefs to support blacks and people of all races. I have multi racial friends of all ethnic groups including black, middle Eastern, Native Americans and hispanic, worked with and hung out with the black basketball players in college where we'd all get together at night in the dorms to play the piano and sing (a few of them went on to play with the Harlem Globe Trotters), brought black and other friends of varying races home for dinner with my family and have interracial family members. I continue signing political petitions, support and donated money to Rev. Warnock, Stacie Abrams, Corey Booker, Mandela Barns, Val Demings and a multitude of other people there, and voted twice for Obama. When he first ran, a friend said, "look at the black man." I had to look several times because I hadn't noticed Obama was black. It starts with one person at a time. As the Dalai Lama says, Peace Begins With the Individual". You sound like you're still bitter. So what are YOU doing to make changes? Can you think outside the box or are you still nurturing your grievances? Did you vote? Do you support candidates of all races based on qualifications, not just race? if so, did you vote Republican? Or Dem? Because that makes all the difference in the world. NOW LET'S GET BACK TO THE MUSIC!!

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He claimed he was the hardest working man in the business. From what I have seen at his shows I could not agree more with his claims.

I just saw that too...it's fantastic. Two amazing performers, each the best in their respective genres, having so much fun and giving each other love and mutual admiration. Anyone reading these comments, please check out that video here on RU-vid.

That's a great performance. I hope they watch it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GaB9F3R9cIY.html

Yes I just mentioned this! They should seek that version out plus his live "Man's World" performance in the 1960s while young. Still saying to myself oh hell nah! That performance- whew!

The duet with Pavoratti was fire!! I watch it often!!

Agree, if you would have told me about it I would never believe it could be so good. Honestly, I listen to it every now and then and it never gets old. RIP to both of them. The greats are all more or less gone now.

Jame Brown, well respected ICON, know other musician can perform like this man!!!!

@@sylviamitchell7773 Totally agree! We had so many singers back in the day, we don’t have a lot like that anymore. Such amazing talent!

How you know that....... White people are not into JB. COME ON IRISH.

You're well cultured lady ! These youngins don't know what they've missed. I tell my family to listen to the old stuff for growth! Motown ain't call music of soul for nothing. But The new stuff has lost they're souls, they're very unaware! AKA Generation X

@@melvincabbagestalk6202 Thank you kindly friend! I grew up with Motown and oldies but goodies thanks to my dad. He exposed me to so much great music that I'm sad to say will never be made again. And I agree, lots of young folks don't know what good music is. But I'm so happy to see these five young men give all of these artists a look see and that gives me hope. I love this channel, and enjoy the banter back and forth, and how excited they are when they first hear a song they wouldn't know unless it was suggested. But being open minded is key.👍🏻

Gotta check out Ray Charles. You will not be disappointed.

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I love JB, but I bend the knee to Otis Redding.

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Back when musicians had real talent. These days all they have to do is look good and dance. Auto tune takes care of the rest.

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"Fred?...FRED!!!" "Can I count it off?!" I know I have a dusty old cassette with a collaboration with the JB Band and someone else somewhere in the archives.

Amen Michele Perez.

I'm tough also.

Mind as well.

That shit was incredible. They both went crazy with the vocals. RIP to both 🕊️

That version is literal perfection

Best song please listen. I was born in 1949 and this music was some of the first great sounds out there. Sample Motown it was all great in the 60s. The Temptations, Smokey Robenson, The Ronnettes and so many more. All the kids loved Motown.

Oh that was a special treat - but so many of them there were all top shelf. Was listening to Janis Joplin today and ended up at Monterrey Pop lol just browsing thru memories lol

My first concert! I was 14 years old. I snuck out of the house and went with a bunch of girlfriends! In 1961!

Elvis was a racist.. muthaf#%k him and John Wayne

@@I_be_e seek a therapist

Those same freedom riders will be turning over in their graves if they see what is going on with today's time 🔒😢🔮. especially because those people fought for liberation. A great deal of those people die for a better life for their off springs.🔒😱☠️⚰️🤲😢🧟🔮

James Brown was an absolutel bastard to the band members. He ruled with an iron fist