Nachdem er 1956 mit Please, Please, Please seinen ersten Hit landet, befördert ihn 1962 ein Live-Mitschnitt aus dem Apollo-Theater in Harlem in die vorderste Reihe der schwarzen R&B-Stars.

Playlist:

Introduction – James Brown & The Famous Flames Live At The Apollo (1962)
I’ll Go Crazy – James Brown & The Famous Flames Live At The Apollo (1962)
Out Of Sight – James Brown & His Orchestra (1964)
Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag – James Brown And The Famous Flames (1965)
I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown And The Famous Flames (1965)
It’s A Man’s Man’s World – James Brown & The Famous Flames ft. The James Brown Band (1966)
Cold Sweat Pt. 1 – James Brown And The Famous Flames (1967)
There Was A Time – James Brown And The Famous Flames (1967)
Goodbye My Love – James Brown (1968)
Say It Loud, I’m Black And I’m Proud – James Brown (1968)
I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothin’ – James Brown (1969)
Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like A Sex Machine) – James Brown (1970)
Think – James Brown (1973)
Living in America – James Brown (1985)
People Get Up And Drive Your Funky Soul – James Brown (1974)

Idee und Gestaltung: Audiophiles Collective
mit Datenmaterial aus der James-Brown-Biografie Black And Proud von James McBride
Produktion: Agent Orange
Sprecher: Hazel Stardust