MUST WATCH THIS PERFORMANCE!! JAMES BROWN - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE (at the TAMI SHOW) LIVE (REACTION) 

I had the pleasure of seeing James Brown live, but about two decades after this performance. He was still belting it out, dancing like a madman and still falling on his knees. What a showman!

Saw this in person, he had a red sparkle cape, a blue sparkle cape and white sparkle cape, when he threw off the white one, you knew that was the end. The crowd and the energy was electric.

He put the show, man, and ship in SHOWMANSHIP!

True Story: This Tami show had various artists play their sets of songs, and The Rolling Stones INSISTED that they closed out the show. Well, James Brown went on stage second to last; talk about OWNING the whole show! Imagine how inadequate the Stones felt having to go onstage after he flat out burned it!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

You need to see the entire 15-minute segment in which JB performed in the TAMI Show, which was a movie that came out in either 1964 or 1965. He opened with "Out of Sight" and danced all over the stage before he did "Please, Please, Please." After that song, he went into "Night Train" and led the crowd in chanting "night, night, night" and finished that up with a whole lot of dancing. It's all fantastic. The Rolling Stone came on next in the program and wondered how they could ever top JB's performance.

Known as the "hardest working man in show business". A title rightfully earned. Glad you picked the TAMI show. There are several versions of this on the 'net but the TAMI is by far the best one. BTW, the TAMI was a one off. Not a series, but a special that was one and done.

I saw James in Nashville in the mid sixties...What a showman; by the time the performance was over the place was going wild and James was just a puddle in the middle of the stage!!! Loved this reaction and I love you guys...

He wasn't known as the hardest working man in show business for nothing, he gave his all in every performance, 💯 to tha fullest

Man! That crowd is going crazy 🤯

Now THAT’S performing!!!!

I always loved his showmanship. The bit with the cape, etc is classic!

I saw Mr. Brown live about 100 times from 1971 to 2005 and he’s been my favorite performer since 1968. This was his best performance of PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE. Right after this he went into NIGHT TRAIN, which has his best dancing ever captured on film. He was 31 her in 1964.

Just the tightest rhythm section ever, watch the drummer he never takes his eyes of JB, keeps time the whole way through. Now that’s the real masterpiece of this amazing performance

JAMES BROWN & THE FAMOUS FLAMES.

I have to add this! I was 10years old when I saw this performance on tv! I was a white kid who was going crazy when I watched it, and as you can imagine back in those days, my parents thought I was out of my mind! I'm almost 70 years old now, and James Brown is without the best performer I ever saw! However, the Temptations were a close second! My parents (God rest there souls), never did understand my enthusiasm! FYI, I've been playing rock music in bands ever since! Just goes to show, music has no boundaries!

The hardest working man in show business love the Godfather of Soul

James Brown a true legend!!

TAMI was the name of the concert with several performers. TAMI is an acronym for Teen Age Music International. James Brown was the second to the last to perform, followed by The Rolling Stones. I had read somewhere that Mick Jagger had said “How do we follow that guy”. James Brown did several songs and just tore it up!

One of the ONLY artists to ever actually "Bring the House DOWN"...literally!

I saw the TAMI show in a movie theater when it came out in 1964 or 5. There were many great performers but I had never seen anything like James Brown's performance here. He made a believer out of me!!!!

Omg- the soul! The emotion! James is overcome! ❤😂

Fantastic performance and great reaction! My knees hurt.

Ain't nothing you can say............. JAMES BROWN!!!!

I saw this at the theatre in the 60's and my introduction to, The Godfather of Soul, we went and bought his album the next day.

I remember watching the TAMI show at the movie theatre when I was about 12. OMG! What a show! James Brown, the ultimate showman, Stevie Wonder and Gene Chandler. We were dancing in the aisles.

James Brown was a musical Genius. The time was right. He knew just what they wanted. And he knew just how to give it to them. Not too much. Just enough to keep them coming back for more. I was just a young white kid, playing drums and learning more and more everyday. I heard my first James Brown Album when I was about 12. The screams, the grunts, the rhythmic instruments throughout the entire band...... I literally had tears in my eyes. I was just a young white kid, but I got it. I understood it. I craved more of it. My Parents were horrified that I was listening to the screams and such. My friends looked at me like I was crazy. Black folks looked at me with squinted eyes and sideways looks, as if I was making a mistake when I bought his albums. But I didn't care. I got it. I understood and I felt it. Not too many people have touched me musically like James Brown. And he was an American Patriot. Despite some problems he had over the years, he always told people how he loved America and we lived in the greatest country in the world. RIP Brother. I miss the your music.

James Brown was incredible. Watch him sing It’s a man’s world in Italy with Pavarotti on RU-vid. Mind-blowing.

And don’t forget he performed this song over 300 times per year, dropping on his knees over and over.

YES!!!!! This is my absolute favorite James Brown performance, and I’ve yet to see anyone react to it. The soul, the delivery, the theatrics; you cannot take your eyes off of him!!!

Craziest act in all of music, the Godfather of Soul. There was nothing like James Brown. He toured constantly. He was in Sacramento every year for ages.

james is the BOMB!

Greatest James Brown performance ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😊

The best begging game ❤😂

I've seen James Brown's live shows many times and he certainly gave you your money's worth.

Soul brother #1 the godfather of soul the hardest working man in show biz the show stopper Mr dynamite R.I.P. SIR we miss you and always will❤

Glad to see the young giving props to the architects.

Now u know why he's the godfather of soul

J B always gave 110% every time he perform back in the days!!!

Loved him.. Freakin fantastic funk !!!

Saw him here in Stockholm, Sweden, in the early 80s and the was OWNING it ❤️

THE GODFATHER🔥🔥🔥✨💓

Not only great music, also one of the best entertainers.. Godfather of Soul. Strong influences to Michael Jackson and Prince.

That man was the greatest

🎶🎶🎶A great reaction, and this became my favorite performance by J.B. from the first time I saw it on TV. Thanks for sharing 🖖🏾👊🏾👊🏾🎶🎶🎶 I love his church walk.

1st concert at 16. Ice Palace in Las Vegas,1968. Opener was Sam & Dave. James Brown was a phenomenal act!

Love this performance!!

This has to be the greatest live performance of all time

The hardest working man in show business.

"Out of Sight " on that same TAMI SHOW was the best performance on that show in my opinion. You get to see JB dance!

Don’t feel bad, I’m 61 and don’t remember the Tami Show lol Great reaction guys 👍

OMG I got chills bc we would crowd around the block and white tv to watch him sing please please please on the Ed Sullivan Show! What a preformer ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

James 💜❤️‍🔥💜❤️‍🔥💝 is The Showman ! I have loved him since I was a teen, still have my record collection of JB and treasure them ! The reaction of the crowd tells you how much he is loved. You have to watch him dance on the same Tami show ‘Out of Sight’ it is sooo good 😻🇨🇦

He's even hitting the beats with his his head moments

Soul Brother #1

This was done at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Oct 1964, He blew everyone away,The Rolling Stones were afraid to go on after him but they did killer too,James later invited Mick Jagger and Keith Richards to the Apollo to see him. 20 years after this in 1984 I went by there at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium thinking wow this happened right here 20 years ago.

I saw his show twice in San Diego, CA when I was still in high school - in 1966 and 1967 When he finished this song, he'd flash that beautiful smile. He knew the audiences loved him. He was an incredible entertainer.

This one is crazy but he went even harder on the night train performance from the same TAMI Show

James Brown! James Brown! James Brown!

iv never been to a live music show of any kind but i can't imagine this day and age topping that haha

I feel good!😄

Elvis would watch this iconic footage from the TAMI Show time and time again before he decided to get back onstage, in his own epic 1968 comeback. Fantastic stuff. JB's performance at Boston Gardens on April 5th, 1968 which was filmed a day after MLK's assassination is even better.

Soul, Baby! The 60s were a trip!

The godfather of soul

HELL TO THE YEA

James can make the Dead get up and move, love James Brown

Glad to see you guys back on. JB was real big in the 60's. How about doing Love is all around by The Troggs.

I was fortunate to have seen James Brown live in Richmond va about 1967 the hardest working man in show business and the band was awesome.

I Saw This in 1964 at the Movies, AND ALREADY KNEW THE MAN COULD BLOW AWAY ANY ACT!!!!!!! I got to see JB LIVE MANY MANY TIMES And Witness his performances With ALL THE BANDS HE ASSEMBLED. WOW!!!!!!!!!!! I SAW Him at the Howard Theater in Washington,DC AND, The Royal Theater in Baltimore,MD. I WOULD Not Trades those Memories for ANYTHING

That performance spooked the Rolling Stones who came out after him. They intended to put on a performance like none other, but after he finished, they realized that wasn't going to happened. So they did the best they could.

The T.A.M.I. Show was filmed at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on October 28 and 29, 1964. Tickets to the concerts were given away free! James Brown taught Mick Jagger how to dance that night.

Wow he was great

WOW !!

#GREATEST performance

Brings me back memories when a ex boyfriend who pleaded his love for me 🤭 💩 that was yearsssss ago 😳 Love James Brown use to listen to him in the 70s when my brother would have it loud in a block off units 😎 Australia 💕Christina

I saw this in a movie theatre when I was a kid - a Saturday matinee, all the kids were going wild for this.

NOW go watch The T.A.M.I. Show after this exhausted, emotionally-spent man performs Please Please Please -- and watch what he does to Night Train! (And yes, that's Glen Campbell applauding at the end from the bottom right of the house band.)

James Brown was amazing! He had so much influence on rockers that came after him. Much respect. Incidentally, you should look up and listen to Linkin Park's headnod to James Brown on their Mmm Cookies CD- the song is called You Ain't Gotsta.

Stunning and then some....

James so good.

Mankind couldn't add enough exclamation marks behind the name James Brown when it came to showbiz. This was some straight up "Shakespear." In which no one but only JB could do. As for MJ & Prince, this was basic class JAMES BROWN 101 &102.

In the early 70's James Brown was backed by J.B.s. Musicians like Bootsy Collins, Phelps Collins, Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley. All later known for Parliament Funkadelic

Love James and love that he and Elvis were friends

Can you imagine seeing that in person?!!!!Omword Thank yall for that.whew.gotta catch my breath .I see now why you need a fan in church.HE TOOK ME TO CHURCH

JB was, and is the Godfather of soul!

Rip To The Godfather Of Soul James Brown, We Still Miss You Always

You were right. That was a great begging song, but if you want to hear the all time best begging and pleading song. Lenny Williams- Cause i love you. I promise some tears will come to your eyes.

Mr showman. Never gon a b another

Nice Reaction Guy's

THE legendary TAMI [ TEEN AGE MUSIC INTERNATIONAL] show, 9/9/& 9/10/1964, at The Old Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. This audience of about 1000 kids, almost all white, had NO idea of what hit them when James Brown & The Famous Flames hit the stage. THIS is song #3 of 4 he did that incredible night. The guys -------almost all white-----were in shock. Most were insecure & fearful of The Godfather of Soul. A very few, & I was one, were standing & cheering. Among the crowd of mostly young girls, the reactions were extreme. Either they sat there, hating every minute, or they were screaming for more, & more. I know all this, because I was there, both nights. JB came out on night 2, 9/10. The performance he put on was exhausting to watch, but I already knew him, because I was the ONLY white kid in Denver, who owned " James Brown At The Apollo " & I heard him regularly on XERV, late at night, with Wolfman Jack. So, I was one of the guys on my feet cheering & marveling at the incredible energy of this man, & The Flames. I wasn't insecure, but I saw the revolution happen in front of me; young white girls screaming for a black guy openly & without shame or fear. That night opened the floodgates, the long overdue floodgates allowing white girls to scream & cry over black guys. I saw it happen there, that night. it was history being made. --------------MJL, 76 y/o

When I was a kid I wasn't sure if he was serious but I didn't want him stop.

They'll never be another like this

I remember seeing the T.A.M.I. show (it was a movie) at the old Aurora Drive-In in Seattle when it was first released, still one of my favorite memories. Beach Boys had it in their contract for the show that after the movie made its original rounds their clip would be cut from reruns - - they were about to go into the studio to record Pet Sounds and wanted to distance themselves from surf music

Baddest cat of them all, ya'll..

JB was the next-to-last act on the show. The Rolling Stones followed and ended the show. They said later they didn't want to go on & follow that act.

He was the first to do the Moonwalk

Pleeeeez have MERCY!

I read that Mitch Ryder imitated James Brown's habit of flinging himself to the floor during performances. Sometime later, he learned James had worn kneepads.

Check out James in "Soul Power" clips from the Don King concert in Kinshasa Congo in 1974 for the Ali v Foreman boxing match.

Man the Godfather has got it all. Nobody equals him.

The Rolling Stones refused to follow a James Brown performance on TV. They had to be forced, and they were terrified.