Lionel Richie, both in the Commodores and as a solo artist. The cover of Brick House by Rob Zombie, Trina, and (if I remember correctly) Lionel Richie -- I think he either added some vocals to it or the original version was sampled... Perhaps it wasn't a great cover (opinions vary on that one, I'm sure), but it would not have existed without the original.
Bernard Purdie, Bootsy Collins, Tammy Terell, Maceo Parker, David Sanborn... These are too many known names to just be a coincidence. The guy had a keen eye for talent (IIRC he was the first one to give Bootsy a job... and the rest is history) And thanks again for reminding us of the incredible talent that has influenced music over the decades.
@@Producelikeapro it sure is! Bootsy took the concept of the One (as in 'everything is on the ...' to George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic which is why p-funk has that heavy emphasis on the downbeat. The addition of former JBs to p-funk also made that style tighter and harder hitting. George Clinton changed music. You could do a video on him, if you haven't already.
Saw James Brown in Toronto back in 1983 as part of the following bill: The Police Peter Tosh James Brown The Fixx King Sunny Ade James was a last-minute sub for Simple Minds, and a lot of the crowd didn't wanna hear him. Some asshole threw a grapefruit at him and missed. He and his band fucking KILLED IT. I wonder how many of those same people who were booing him were crowding the dancefloor a couple of years later when "Living In America" was topping the charts around the world.
Unfortunately James was wildly disliked in the 80s until Living in America dropped, he got low attendance at his own concerts and was often heckled at festivals. It's not clear to me as to why, this was before any scandals happened.
Grew up learning music in the store his whole band used and would always hear interesting stories about James. Could even hear him and the band rehearsing from time to time while walking around downtown Augusta. Used to run into him around town from time to time and he was like a real life cartoon character, just bigger than life. His band still plays shows in Augusta a couple times a year.
I've been a stagehand on and off for about 25 years. I've done hundreds of shows of every kind. Mainly at the same old theater in Tulsa, OK. Of all of those shows, two stand out for me; Weird Al and James Brown. Brown was there hours before doors conducting the band during full-dress rehearsal. There was Mr. Ray with two racks of capes. I couldn't believe it! Legends. During the show there was not one occupied seat, in the audience, on stage, or even back stage. EVERYONE was up. I've never experienced energy levels like that before.
I have a good James Brown story. I was hanging out with keybord player Mike Lawler ( Allman Bro.,NV session man,and Many others.) Mike was flying in James private jet to back JB singing Star Spangle Banner at a major sports event.There was a small locked box that was Super Important to Mr. Brown. Lawler assumed it contained expensive illegal drugs. So JB finally tells his assistant to bring him his precious locked box. When it was opened it revealed to be filled with candy bars!!! James loved his sweet candy and made Damn sure nobody stole it!!!!!
That Tammi performance is one of the greatest live performances I have ever seen, could even be the greatest of them all. Specially Please, Please, Please, a genius staged performance.
I was a high school and college intern for Bud Hobgood (James Brown's producer/engineer) at King Records in Cincinnati back in the day. He ALWAYS recorded the bass DIRECT to the board,and the amp was only used so the bass player could hear in the studio. He ALWAYS recorded the bass on TWO TRACKS. One was CLEAN DIRECT,and the second was recorded with a SLIGHT DELAY on an EMT plate reverb. The delayed track was positioned HARD LEFT, and the clean track was positioned HARD RIGHT. It worked well for his Funky R&B tracks.
I grew up down the street from James Brown in Augusta, GA. I mowed his lawn as a kid 50 years ago. He tried to pay me in James Brown money. Yep, there is actually James Brown money. He is beloved here.
I Loved This! You can't exaggerate James Brown's influence on modern music. Gen X parents need to explain to their Gen Y and Z kids the link between their current pop favorites and James Brown. Kids today are blessed to be able to watch Brown's incredible 60s & 70s live performances on TH-cam. He's the greatest performer of the 20th Century and I believe they will be blown away by it. They'll also be able to see his direct influence on artists of today like Bruno Mars. For many of us Caucasian Gen X kids the video for "Living in America" was the first time we got to see Brown in action and we loved it. We obviously didn't have streaming or even VHS really. We heard the older hits on the radio but didn't get to see him in action. We mostly just knew Eddie Murphy's impersonation from SNL. That MTV video helped drive interest from kids growing up in the 80s. Hip Hop then pushed a lot of us into deep diving his earlier work. Do you think Bobby Byrd and James Brown invented the Hip Hop hype man? Seeing Byrd perform with Brown on those old live performances leads me to think they did. Maybe they borrowed it from their gospel roots, but the hip hop artists of the 80s certainly borrowed the side man from James. ANOTHER GREAT EPISODE IN THIS SERIES!
Thank you so much! Your insight is fantastic. There is definitely the birth of hiphop rooted in James Brown - him and The Last Poets are incredibly important for Hip Hop.
@@Producelikeapro Nice vid, Warren. The reverence you hold these artists in never fails to come thru. It's the extra added value to these vids that make them a must watch for me.
You are a god amongst men for doing this. 😊 I remember hearing James Brown for the first time as a kid through my dad’s tapes which I would take for myself and play. “It’s a man’s world” and “Say it loud” we’re notable favourites for me back then. 😊 Really enjoyed this. Thanks again. 👍🏿😊
He's the reason that I became a " Musician " and a drummer !!!! So many artists are and were influenced by James Brown! Thanks for sharing this video!!!!!
Thanks as always Warren ❤️-- as a white kid in Boston in the mid '60's, the two most affecting sources of music I heard on the radio came from the Beatles and James Brown -- as you said so well, his influence cannot be overestimated (the story of his concert in Boston the night after the assassination of Dr. King is also worth looking into).
Yes!! Love me some JB. Was just revisiting Prince & The Revolution Live in Syracuse and was reminded of how influential James was on Prince. The dancing, the extended grooves, cueing his band with hand signals..it’s all from James! Thanks and I’m exciting to watch this video.
James Brown has always been one of my favorites. I can feel his Superbad confidence oozing through his vocals and the music, and it makes me feel cooler than I am. I would love to see you do an episode on Jimmie Rodgers, one of the pioneers or country music (and early recorded music.) I discovered his music a few years ago and suddenly I understood all the rock music I have ever listened to much better. It was then that I realized country was not separate from rock and roll, but rather part of it, or another side of the rock and roll coin. Jimmie Rodgers please.
Fantastic video. He made music that will last forever and one of the few artists that could write music that everyone from young to old can appreciate. That's not easy to do. Cheers, great stuff
Yes, even The Beatles were definitely influenced by him. His dancing technique that I personally don’t have a clue about, also set new pioneer building blocks for future generations. When it comes to art, pain and pleasure were, and still are closely related. Thanks again for your great video. I was also a „little Richard“ fan myself.
Finally we made it to JB the God father! Thanks Warren for a marvellous episode. As a lover and player of funk and soul, his influence of rhythm had its effect on all genres of music. As a character he was indeed larger than life itself. Well done again Warren
James Brown, Bootsy Collins, and Parliament-Funkadelic were the reasons I picked up the bass at 13. Funk will always be one of my favorite genres besides everything metal of course.
@@Producelikeapro Absolutely, I did a Bogren digital challenge. Did something a bit different and went for a bass and drum piece. It's on my channel if you would like to hear my chops. Thanks for all you do. Writing and recording is my life and love.
Thank you so much for this. I thought I knew a bit about James Brown and his music. Halfway through this I turned on "James Brown Live at the Apollo" and was blown away. I can't imagine living in a world without his legacy, and now I can enjoy it even more!
Great retrospective thanks a lot James Brown's influence on modern music can not be overstated. He is an Icon of the highest order. And his business acumen was just as dynamic and successful as his music. What a phenomenal career and human being.
James Brown is TRULY the king of soul and the father of funk. Saw him at B.B. King's Place in NYC and at 71, he was still DYNAMITE. He was a true perfectionist not just in the musical tightness of the band which had to be tighter than an alternator in a Corvette Sting Ray, he really made sure that you LOOKED the part when you got on his stage. He would look at the band while he was shucking and jiving. If your clothes were wrinkled or your shoes weren't shined, you were OUT. You know who would've sounded great in his band, Terry Kath. Very glad that you mentioned one of my favorite bands, Funkadelic/Parliament.
Thank You so much for revealing tha to Us, it's so brilliant and incredible to know about James Brown and Am for recognizing Fela Kuti, more of You Sir. 🙏👍👌
I think part of what draws me with James Brown is the vocal style with the screams which make me jump automatically and laugh at the same time, because that's kind of the way my grandad would do when he played for us but also out around town at social things. It was the element of surprise even though you knew he was going to do it, to holler out like that sometime, and you knew he would do the "catching his teeth" bit, you still were going to jump, and he would just laugh so hard. But then after he knew everybody was highly awake and he had their attention he'd proceed with singing or playing or both. Both complicated men, but could both keep you fond of them wild as they could be, and mad as they could make you sometimes. 💕💖
I got to see the godfather of soul at the paramount theater(re) seattle in '99 night before halloween. I had no idea a band could play that tight, all those breaks and not a missed note. He did the full show with the collapse when they brought out the robe I couldn't believe I was seeing it live. Fun stuff. Thanks Warren!
Great video on a fantastic artist, thanks Warren! I can't imagine my life without funk in all its many forms, playing it is a complete education in rhythm
@@Producelikeapro Awesome. I loved the part when he sang Please, Please and he guy would put the cape on him and James would throw it off and he's put it back on haha loved the show, it was electrifying!
Chuck Berry's third felony conviction was income tax evasion. Nat king Cole and BB King had extreme IRS problems. Great tutorial and explanation of the rhythms and tempo sections.
James Brown - nuff said! Most of his recordings were recorded live in the studio, could that be the reason even his 70s output some of them are still in mono
Great profile! Was hoping to hear a shoutout to the Residents for their cover of It's a Man's Man's Man's World, which became a staple in their live shows. James was highly influential on the adventurous group.
Growing up in Cincinnati I used to drive by a nondescript abandoned brick building by the side of the highway and never knew it was home of King Records.......arguably the birthplace of modern day music....even the founder of Sire Records, Seymour Stein worked there for two years.....they are trying to turn into a museum and studio again....they put a plague outside the building only in 2008
James Brown wasn't the only one that pioneered Funk. Eddie Bo an New Orleans RnB musician was one of them. James Brown got the funk from New Orleans RnB. Charles Connor Little Richard's drummer who was from New Orleans is who James Brown credited for pioneering the Funk.
Listening to Payback right now...yup ...that flows AF. In my true honest opinion JB sounds indeed, more like a rythm accentuator then a singer. The beauty of it all is relentless flow....and yup again, try to beat that.
He is underrated and yes he is near the top. (he is in my iphone music selection) I once read that James Brown was friends with Elvis but I don't know if that was the case? I assume you've done Prince but, if not, I'd enjoy a video about him.
When the World Is Running Down by The Police: "Turn on my VCR, same one I've had for years James Brown on the T.a.m.i. show, same tape I've had for years". British new wave, yes his influence is there too.
Great video of one of the all time greats covered some good information for people casually skimming TH-cam! Although I will say I was a bit confused every time you showed the picture of “Bobby Byrd” on the screen. I’m not sure who that gentlemen is, but it is not Bobby Byrd.
I really enjoyed hearing about James Brown 🙂 more please. 🥳 How about some British side people from the studios. As a drummer how about Clem cattini, or people like Joe Meek the producer or John Glenn the engineer/ producer 👍TTFN
Great video. JB's funk grove was so great that Yurtrock released a Clyde Stubblefield multitrack packet. Also, Weird Al's best parody (IMHO) was of Living in America. Living with a Hernia is brilliant. Have a great weekend, Warren.
@@Producelikeapro Yes, and fk the woke: Sophia Loren Michelle Michelle Pfeiffer, Ella Fitzgerald, Edith Piaf, Janis Joplin, Bessie Smith and Big Mama Thornton are women - or fk off, innit. X
Hey,your video caused me to track down the live performances of James Brown. I am an atheist, but I would go to that church. I would practice the doctrine of reverend Brown Sunday to Sunday!
Ike & Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, The Meters, Dr. John, Ruth Brown, Lee Dorsey, Chuck Brown, George Clinton & ParliamentFunkadelic, Sly & The Family Stone, Muddy Waters, Etta James, & Koko Taylor with Willie Dixon, & Kool & The Gang.
I'm wondering if his career dropped for the same reason Elvis's career tanked in the 60's, or the same reason 80's hair-band music lost popularity when the Seattle scene exploded: TIMES CHANGE. Popularity in music changes.
Great video. Never understood why Godfather of soul? James Brown is funk! Together with Sly Stone the funkiest artist ever, also George Clinton and Prince, of course. There's soul in funk, but funk is funk and JB is funky! Marvin Gaye is soul. Is there a story refering to that title?
Thank you sir and Europeans. Y'all are intelligent enough to observe American history even better than majority of up North Yankees. The South is American music. We don't get the proper recognition from jealous yankees.
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Would love a piece on Jaco Pastorius at some point!
Rufus Thomas, Wilson Pickett, Bobby Womack, Bootsy & Phelps Collins, Dyke & the Blazers, Big Mama Thornton, among others...
George Clinton
Lionel Richie, both in the Commodores and as a solo artist.
The cover of Brick House by Rob Zombie, Trina, and (if I remember correctly) Lionel Richie -- I think he either added some vocals to it or the original version was sampled...
Perhaps it wasn't a great cover (opinions vary on that one, I'm sure), but it would not have existed without the original.
Little Richard
Bernard Purdie, Bootsy Collins, Tammy Terell, Maceo Parker, David Sanborn... These are too many known names to just be a coincidence. The guy had a keen eye for talent (IIRC he was the first one to give Bootsy a job... and the rest is history)
And thanks again for reminding us of the incredible talent that has influenced music over the decades.
Agreed 100%! Thanks ever so much for your great comment!
About 80% of the original Bootsy's Rubber Band played in James Brown's bands at one time or another.
@@hansvandermeulen5515 amazing!
@@Producelikeapro it sure is! Bootsy took the concept of the One (as in 'everything is on the ...' to George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic which is why p-funk has that heavy emphasis on the downbeat.
The addition of former JBs to p-funk also made that style tighter and harder hitting.
George Clinton changed music. You could do a video on him, if you haven't already.
Saw James Brown in Toronto back in 1983 as part of the following bill:
The Police
Peter Tosh
James Brown
The Fixx
King Sunny Ade
James was a last-minute sub for Simple Minds, and a lot of the crowd didn't wanna hear him. Some asshole threw a grapefruit at him and missed. He and his band fucking KILLED IT. I wonder how many of those same people who were booing him were crowding the dancefloor a couple of years later when "Living In America" was topping the charts around the world.
wow! Thanks for sharing. Shame about the crowd but the true musicians showed up.
Apparently some simple minds still showed up for the concert...
@@williamtell1477 haha indeed!
Unfortunately James was wildly disliked in the 80s until Living in America dropped, he got low attendance at his own concerts and was often heckled at festivals. It's not clear to me as to why, this was before any scandals happened.
Grew up learning music in the store his whole band used and would always hear interesting stories about James. Could even hear him and the band rehearsing from time to time while walking around downtown Augusta. Used to run into him around town from time to time and he was like a real life cartoon character, just bigger than life. His band still plays shows in Augusta a couple times a year.
Great story, thanks for sharing
I've been a stagehand on and off for about 25 years. I've done hundreds of shows of every kind. Mainly at the same old theater in Tulsa, OK. Of all of those shows, two stand out for me; Weird Al and James Brown. Brown was there hours before doors conducting the band during full-dress rehearsal. There was Mr. Ray with two racks of capes. I couldn't believe it! Legends. During the show there was not one occupied seat, in the audience, on stage, or even back stage. EVERYONE was up. I've never experienced energy levels like that before.
I have a good James Brown story. I was hanging out with keybord player Mike Lawler ( Allman Bro.,NV session man,and Many others.) Mike was flying in James private jet to back JB singing Star Spangle Banner at a major sports event.There was a small locked box that was Super Important to Mr. Brown. Lawler assumed it contained expensive illegal drugs. So JB finally tells his assistant to bring him his precious locked box. When it was opened it revealed to be filled with candy bars!!! James loved his sweet candy and made Damn sure nobody stole it!!!!!
The reply is hidden, so I can not read it!
That Tammi performance is one of the greatest live performances I have ever seen, could even be the greatest of them all. Specially Please, Please, Please, a genius staged performance.
Well said Pedro!
I was a high school and college intern for Bud Hobgood (James Brown's producer/engineer) at King Records in Cincinnati back in the day. He ALWAYS recorded the bass DIRECT to the board,and the amp was only used so the bass player could hear in the studio. He ALWAYS recorded the bass on TWO TRACKS. One was CLEAN DIRECT,and the second was recorded with a SLIGHT DELAY on an EMT plate reverb. The delayed track was positioned HARD LEFT, and the clean track was positioned HARD RIGHT. It worked well for his Funky R&B tracks.
I grew up down the street from James Brown in Augusta, GA. I mowed his lawn as a kid 50 years ago. He tried to pay me in James Brown money. Yep, there is actually James Brown money. He is beloved here.
wow! What a story!
Please write and share your story in detail!
I Loved This! You can't exaggerate James Brown's influence on modern music. Gen X parents need to explain to their Gen Y and Z kids the link between their current pop favorites and James Brown.
Kids today are blessed to be able to watch Brown's incredible 60s & 70s live performances on TH-cam. He's the greatest performer of the 20th Century and I believe they will be blown away by it. They'll also be able to see his direct influence on artists of today like Bruno Mars.
For many of us Caucasian Gen X kids the video for "Living in America" was the first time we got to see Brown in action and we loved it. We obviously didn't have streaming or even VHS really. We heard the older hits on the radio but didn't get to see him in action. We mostly just knew Eddie Murphy's impersonation from SNL.
That MTV video helped drive interest from kids growing up in the 80s. Hip Hop then pushed a lot of us into deep diving his earlier work.
Do you think Bobby Byrd and James Brown invented the Hip Hop hype man? Seeing Byrd perform with Brown on those old live performances leads me to think they did. Maybe they borrowed it from their gospel roots, but the hip hop artists of the 80s certainly borrowed the side man from James.
ANOTHER GREAT EPISODE IN THIS SERIES!
Thank you so much! Your insight is fantastic. There is definitely the birth of hiphop rooted in James Brown - him and The Last Poets are incredibly important for Hip Hop.
Surely Mark Ronson invented funk?
THE man! Laid the groundwork for em all.
Indeed he did!
@@Producelikeapro Nice vid, Warren. The reverence you hold these artists in never fails to come thru. It's the extra added value to these vids that make them a must watch for me.
You are a god amongst men for doing this. 😊
I remember hearing James Brown for the first time as a kid through my dad’s tapes which I would take for myself and play. “It’s a man’s world” and “Say it loud” we’re notable favourites for me back then. 😊
Really enjoyed this. Thanks again. 👍🏿😊
Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it!
James Brown: there will never be another like him.
Very true!
To this day - what, 55ish years later - Get Up, Cold Sweat et al. is still radical, angular and modern sounding. Genius creative.
Agreed 100%!!!
He's the reason that I became a " Musician " and a drummer !!!! So many artists are and were influenced by James Brown! Thanks for sharing this video!!!!!
Thanks ever so much Adrian!
That SCREAM! Thanks for sharing this one.
You bet!
Oh fuck yeah. I can already tell this is gonna be awesome
Thanks for watching!
Thanks as always Warren ❤️-- as a white kid in Boston in the mid '60's, the two most affecting sources of music I heard on the radio came from the Beatles and James Brown -- as you said so well, his influence cannot be overestimated (the story of his concert in Boston the night after the assassination of Dr. King is also worth looking into).
Thanks ever so much for sharing that!
Yes!! Love me some JB. Was just revisiting Prince & The Revolution Live in Syracuse and was reminded of how influential James was on Prince. The dancing, the extended grooves, cueing his band with hand signals..it’s all from James! Thanks and I’m exciting to watch this video.
Thanks for sharing!!
James Brown has always been one of my favorites. I can feel his Superbad confidence oozing through his vocals and the music, and it makes me feel cooler than I am. I would love to see you do an episode on Jimmie Rodgers, one of the pioneers or country music (and early recorded music.) I discovered his music a few years ago and suddenly I understood all the rock music I have ever listened to much better. It was then that I realized country was not separate from rock and roll, but rather part of it, or another side of the rock and roll coin. Jimmie Rodgers please.
ABSOLUTELY amazing, for me james brown is the king of good times and high energy!!! Thank you for this amazing episode, learned so much here!
Thanks ever so much Ady!! I really appreciate it
Fantastic video. He made music that will last forever and one of the few artists that could write music that everyone from young to old can appreciate. That's not easy to do. Cheers, great stuff
Well said! Thanks for sharing
Yeah! Great. Thanks a lot! No Funk without James Brown!
Absolute truth!
Yes, even The Beatles were definitely influenced by him. His dancing technique that I personally don’t have a clue about, also set new pioneer building blocks for future generations. When it comes to art, pain and pleasure were, and still are closely related. Thanks again for your great video. I was also a „little Richard“ fan myself.
Thanks, Richie.
Respect and enjoyment
@@RichieBeaumont thanks ever so much!
Finally we made it to JB the God father! Thanks Warren for a marvellous episode. As a lover and player of funk and soul, his influence of rhythm had its effect on all genres of music. As a character he was indeed larger than life itself.
Well done again Warren
Thanks ever so much Asish!
Warren, another excellent video! I’ve lived in South Carolina all my life. James Brown was just a special guy, his music is legendary!
Thanks ever so much for sharing
James Brown, Bootsy Collins, and Parliament-Funkadelic were the reasons I picked up the bass at 13. Funk will always be one of my favorite genres besides everything metal of course.
Great! Are you still playing?
@@Producelikeapro Absolutely, I did a Bogren digital challenge. Did something a bit different and went for a bass and drum piece. It's on my channel if you would like to hear my chops. Thanks for all you do. Writing and recording is my life and love.
Thank you so much for this. I thought I knew a bit about James Brown and his music. Halfway through this I turned on "James Brown Live at the Apollo" and was blown away. I can't imagine living in a world without his legacy, and now I can enjoy it even more!
Wow! Thanks ever so much! Yes, I’ve been listening to that album to, A LOT!!
So glad you shared this. James Brown is the G.O.A.T!
Indeed!
He is!
Great retrospective thanks a lot James Brown's influence on modern music can not be overstated. He is an Icon of the highest order. And his business acumen was just as dynamic and successful as his music. What a phenomenal career and human being.
James Brown is TRULY the king of soul and the father of funk. Saw him at B.B. King's Place in NYC and at 71, he was still DYNAMITE. He was a true perfectionist not just in the musical tightness of the band which had to be tighter than an alternator in a Corvette Sting Ray, he really made sure that you LOOKED the part when you got on his stage. He would look at the band while he was shucking and jiving. If your clothes were wrinkled or your shoes weren't shined, you were OUT. You know who would've sounded great in his band, Terry Kath. Very glad that you mentioned one of my favorite bands, Funkadelic/Parliament.
He gave the world Stank Face.
Thanks !
haha! The greatest compliment for a musician.
Wow, this was an amazing overview on James Brown. Love this channel too, just a great resource on everything audio.
Wow! Thanks ever so much
He could squeal higher than a pinch harmonic!
The Godfather of soul for sure!
Great comparison haa!
Thank You so much for revealing tha to Us, it's so brilliant and incredible to know about James Brown and Am for recognizing Fela Kuti, more of You Sir. 🙏👍👌
Hi Warren, great video, the feel factor of james brown's music was off the scale, incredible, thank you, all the best.
What a great video on The Godfather of Soul !!!!
Thanks ever so much
I think part of what draws me with James Brown is the vocal style with the screams which make me jump automatically and laugh at the same time, because that's kind of the way my grandad would do when he played for us but also out around town at social things. It was the element of surprise even though you knew he was going to do it, to holler out like that sometime, and you knew he would do the "catching his teeth" bit, you still were going to jump, and he would just laugh so hard. But then after he knew everybody was highly awake and he had their attention he'd proceed with singing or playing or both. Both complicated men, but could both keep you fond of them wild as they could be, and mad as they could make you sometimes. 💕💖
Thank you, Warren! Just went to the shelf with my old vinyls and grabbed out the JB albums. This will make my day…
Fantastic! Thanks ever so much
thank you warren!
My pleasure!
I got to see the godfather of soul at the paramount theater(re) seattle in '99 night before halloween. I had no idea a band could play that tight, all those breaks and not a missed note. He did the full show with the collapse when they brought out the robe I couldn't believe I was seeing it live. Fun stuff.
Thanks Warren!
Great video on a fantastic artist, thanks Warren! I can't imagine my life without funk in all its many forms, playing it is a complete education in rhythm
Glad you enjoyed this :)
LOVE THIS!! Thank you Warren.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good one Warren. I saw him back in 67', "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" I was a little boy and was blown away!
Fantastic! I was blown away as a kid as well.
@@Producelikeapro Awesome. I loved the part when he sang Please, Please and he guy would put the cape on him and James would throw it off and he's put it back on haha loved the show, it was electrifying!
@@pickersgrip wow! Thanks ever so much for sharing!
Very interesting and well made video. And a very deservedly tribute to this legend.
Thank you very much!
"Can I take 'em to the bridge?" - Where's that confounded bridge!
Then Dancing Days starts
Thanks for this. Great artists deserve honor!
Thanks ever so much!
Chuck Berry's third felony conviction was income tax evasion. Nat king Cole and BB King had extreme IRS problems. Great tutorial and explanation of the rhythms and tempo sections.
James Brown - nuff said!
Most of his recordings were recorded live in the studio, could that be the reason even his 70s output some of them are still in mono
Great profile! Was hoping to hear a shoutout to the Residents for their cover of It's a Man's Man's Man's World, which became a staple in their live shows. James was highly influential on the adventurous group.
"Two chords is enough" - Lou Reed
"Hold my beer" - JB dropping Cold Sweat
Hahaha indeed
GREAT VIDEO ! Waiting for the Jeff Beck episode.
Here you are! th-cam.com/video/ul7Q50UzXog/w-d-xo.html
Growing up in Cincinnati I used to drive by a nondescript abandoned brick building by the side of the highway and never knew it was home of King Records.......arguably the birthplace of modern day music....even the founder of Sire Records, Seymour Stein worked there for two years.....they are trying to turn into a museum and studio again....they put a plague outside the building only in 2008
Thanks for the history lesson Warren! Loved it!
Thanks ever so much David!
This means a lot to me! Thanks Warren! Au revoir.
So pleased to hear. Thank you.
James Brown wasn't the only one that pioneered Funk. Eddie Bo an New Orleans RnB musician was one of them. James Brown got the funk from New Orleans RnB. Charles Connor Little Richard's drummer who was from New Orleans is who James Brown credited for pioneering the Funk.
The one and only!!
Genesis would be an interesting retrospective now that they have stopped. Loving the channel. Many thanks.
A retrospective would be amazing. We have highlighted one of their songs here th-cam.com/video/9eSMzgcWdMg/w-d-xo.html
Excellent! Thank you Warren.
Glad you enjoyed it
Awesome as always 🎩
Thanks
Listening to Payback right now...yup ...that flows AF.
In my true honest opinion JB sounds indeed, more like a rythm accentuator then a singer. The beauty of it all is relentless flow....and yup again, try to beat that.
Oh shit yes. Pausing to get a beer for this.
cheers
He is underrated and yes he is near the top. (he is in my iphone music selection) I once read that James Brown was friends with Elvis but I don't know if that was the case? I assume you've done Prince but, if not, I'd enjoy a video about him.
When the World Is Running Down by The Police: "Turn on my VCR, same one I've had for years
James Brown on the T.a.m.i. show, same tape I've had for years". British new wave, yes his influence is there too.
one title you forgot, he was THE KING OF SOUL before any of his titles.......
Very well said!
Him and Goerge Clinton will go down as essential learning in music schools.
Great video of one of the all time greats covered some good information for people casually skimming TH-cam! Although I will say I was a bit confused every time you showed the picture of “Bobby Byrd” on the screen. I’m not sure who that gentlemen is, but it is not Bobby Byrd.
I really enjoyed hearing about James Brown 🙂 more please. 🥳 How about some British side people from the studios. As a drummer how about Clem cattini, or people like Joe Meek the producer or John Glenn the engineer/ producer 👍TTFN
Great video. JB's funk grove was so great that Yurtrock released a Clyde Stubblefield multitrack packet. Also, Weird Al's best parody (IMHO) was of Living in America. Living with a Hernia is brilliant. Have a great weekend, Warren.
Have a great weekend too, friend.
Peep the Mac Studio back there. Attempt to max it out running Pro Tools native coming soon?
You'll see very soon! haha!
Finally!
Haha yes! Finally
Keep it funky. Have you done Prince?
Coming soon
Let’s not forget that he reprised his role from The Blues Brothers for its sequel Blues Brothers 2000 in 1998
Might be worth doing a show on George Clinton and all his bands now you've covered JB
Absolutely
Fk the risk of being 'incorrect' James Brown was a MAN!
The MAN!
Haha indeed
@@Producelikeapro Yes, and fk the woke: Sophia Loren Michelle Michelle Pfeiffer, Ella Fitzgerald, Edith Piaf, Janis Joplin, Bessie Smith and Big Mama Thornton are women - or fk off, innit. X
Hey,your video caused me to track down the live performances of James Brown.
I am an atheist, but I would go to that church. I would practice the doctrine of reverend Brown Sunday to Sunday!
(The poster insert -- Beat the Devil is from a 1953 Bogart film - I don't know of any other movie with that title)
Great video! Love your content!
Gil Scott-Heron would be an interesting one sometime :)
VERY high on my list!
Hey Warren, great video! One thing: At 14:31, that’s actually a picture of Count Basie, not Sammy Lowe:)
Can we take it to the bridge?
GOAT
Agreed 100%!
Mike judge did a very informative "tales from the tour bus" about the man.
Wonderful. Thank you, Warren.
Glad you enjoyed it
Please make an episode about Jimmie Rodgers!
Marvellous idea
Can you do bob dylan . I realy love this videos from you . Much love from the netherlands
Ike & Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, The Meters, Dr. John, Ruth Brown, Lee Dorsey, Chuck Brown, George Clinton & ParliamentFunkadelic, Sly & The Family Stone, Muddy Waters, Etta James, & Koko Taylor with Willie Dixon, & Kool & The Gang.
Do Sly and the Family Stone! and Disco as a genre, the way it led us to club based dance music
Super
Thanks for watching
Ornette Coleman, Miles Davis', & Sun Ra.
Amazing
I'm wondering if his career dropped for the same reason Elvis's career tanked in the 60's, or the same reason 80's hair-band music lost popularity when the Seattle scene exploded: TIMES CHANGE. Popularity in music changes.
Black American culture
Is incredible, in the UK we obsess over the music Black Americans have created.
Please do an episode on Bo Diddely
Great video. Never understood why Godfather of soul? James Brown is funk! Together with Sly Stone the funkiest artist ever, also George Clinton and Prince, of course. There's soul in funk, but funk is funk and JB is funky! Marvin Gaye is soul. Is there a story refering to that title?
He used to do almost exclusively soul in the 50s
Thank you sir and Europeans. Y'all are intelligent enough to observe American history even better than majority of up North Yankees. The South is American music. We don't get the proper recognition from jealous yankees.
When did The Meters start?
What lav mic are you using here? Thanks
It’s the Lewitt LCT 140 Air
@@Producelikeapro thank you for reply. I saw small lav mic on your shirt. Sorry to ask again that what tiny lav mic is this?
Please feature Otis Redding
Patti Smith please
Absolutely
On the list
Sly and The Family Stone is next.
Minor correction: the drummer in the photo captioned “Clyde Stubblefield” is actually none other than the great Max Roach.
I think The Who's first album had 2 James Brown songs.