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Friday Night Jazz Fourth of July Funk (The Big Picture)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:23:23 GMT

No time for a full Friday Night Jazz -- off to watch the fireworks if the rain holds off -- but here's a funk tune you should check out: James Brown (Part 1 & 2) Buckshot LeFonque : Music Evolution. Buckshot LeFonque was a group Branford Marsalis formed in his post Sting days (1994 & 97). The goal was to meld classical jazz with rock, rap, R&B and hip-hop. Its really all over the place,...

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Call Me James: How I Met the Godfather (Blooming Ideas)

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Bloom) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:06:00 GMT

This article appears in the upcoming issue of Heeb . It's about my unusual relationship with James Brown. I also have a story, originally published by Down Beat in 1980, in The James Brown Reader: 50 Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul . Here's the Heeb piece: My first meeting with James Brown was not going well. “You don’t know what you’re talking...

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James Brown memorabilia up for auction (Digital Spy)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:52:00 GMT

Hundreds of items once owned by 'Godfather of Soul' James Brown go up for auction.

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The Relief Block Prints of Stephen Alcorn (Nag on the Lake)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:24:00 GMT

Modern Music Masters pays homage to the men and women who bridged the gaps between tradition and innovation, craft and genius, entertainment and art, music and poetry, composition and improvisation, black and white. I think James Brown and Neil Young look cool but there are loads of others. Via

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Funky Zoo: Jordan Selbo reviews Bootsy Collins (City Pages - Culture To Go)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:45:42 GMT

The James Brown tribute at the zoo last night featured a joyous and tight (albeit short) performance by Bootsy and his cohorts, in addition to a slew of fun (if inconsequential) openers.

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Manaia - James Brown is not dead (Today's Blog Music)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:57:26 GMT

in post Around The World 1 from Hot Biscuits .

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James Brown's stuff, for sale at Christie's (Amy's Robot)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:44:25 GMT

One result of the ongoing uncertainties and fighting over James Brown's estate is that many of his personal possessions are being auctioned off. Christie's has the full catalog online, and amidst the many jumpsuits, leather sofas, awards, original paintings,...

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James Brown Blaxploitation Trivia by Cosby (Line Out)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:31:24 GMT

Cosby commented on James Brown's Black Caesar album saying: It's amazing, especially considering it is built of so-called JB 'filler' material ( The Boss is a disposable b-side? Whoa. ) And "The Payback" was rejected by the makers of the movie Hell Up in Harlem for being not funky enough . Thank you, Cosby. It goes to show that you can learn something new about James Brown...

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Dj Manaia - James Brown is not dead (Today's Blog Music)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:19:23 GMT

in post Lil' Wayne - A Milli (Nadastrom Remix) & DJ Manaia from Southside Discotech .

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(Not Quite) Free James Brown (Fat Lace Magazine)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:48:08 GMT

We’re not sure what family strife is motivating the estate of the late great JB to flog all of his worldly goods (even his drinking glasses, for the love of funk), but the Fat Lace crew is already getting measured up for some of those jumpsuits and crash-dieting so we can fit in the funk midget’s Sex Machine belt. Check out the 329 lots of ephemera HERE and play one of the best James Brown...

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My Morning Jacket Talk Epic Bonnaroo Show, “Evil Urges” (Rock and Roll Daily)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:08:04 GMT

“It was a loving affair and a magical night,” says My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James of his band’s marathon Bonnaroo set that included James Brown and Erykah Badu covers and an appearance by Metallica’s Kirk Hammett. Click below for more from My Morning Jacket, including what complicated relationship informed the songs on their excellent [...]

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Statement by Christine James-Brown, President and CEO, Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) Re: Moratorium on Medicaid Regulations (PR News Wire )

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:14:00 GMT

ARLINGTON, Va., July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by Christine James-Brown, President and CEO, CWLA: CWLA is grateful that Congress has taken the authority and opportunity to delay the Medicaid Rehabilitative Services and Targeted Case Management (TCM) rules, as well as four other controversial rules by including a moratorium on them in the war supplemental...

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James Brown - Your Cheating Heart (Today's Blog Music)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:45:43 GMT

in post the motel party, no. 10 from Jesse Jarnow's Frank & Earthy Blog .

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Summerfest preview for Monday June 30th (Right from the Right)

noreply@blogger.com (The Game) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:23:00 GMT

Marcus: Rascal Flatts with Taylor Swift Miller Lite: Matisyahu Briggs: Sean Kingston Harley: Gin Blossoms Rockstage: Candlebox Bingo: Indigenous Classic Rock: A tribute to James Brown featuring Bootsy Collins US Cellular: Paramore

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Ira Tucker: Dixie Hummingbirds lead singer (The Independent)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:00:01 GMT

Ira Tucker fronted the gospel group the Dixie Hummingbirds for 70 years. His soulful singing and flamboyant performances influenced James Brown and Jackie Wilson, while the Drifters and the Temptations took the template of the Dixie Hummingbirds into the charts in the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies.

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Cage The Elephant - Cage The Elephant (2008) (musicsongsmp3)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:25:00 GMT

TRACK LIST: 1. In One Ear 2. James Brown 3. Ain't No Rest For The Wicked (Original Version) 4. Tiny Little Robots 5. Lotus 6. Back Against The Wall 7. Drones In The Valley 8. Judas 9. Back Stabbin' Betty 10. Soil To The Sun 11. Free Love CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

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Heat Wave: The Tip of Your Move Busting Tongue (Line Out)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:05:49 GMT

When James Brown grunts and groans it makes you sexy . Really, JB was a predecessor to beat boxers. His uh' and ah' and oow's find themselves riveting the beat and the texture of the songs. When heard, you find yourself busting whatever move is on the tip of your move busting tongue, on the dance floor. The first line Brown sings on the soundtrack album Black Ceasar is, I...

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German Paparazzo Puts Kate Moss’s Hair Extension on eBay (Show & Talk - New York Fashion Week Blog - New York Magazine)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:04:20 GMT

Kate Moss at Glastonbury today. Photo: WireImage HAIR • A German paparazzo is selling the extensions that fell out of Kate Moss 's hair in Berlin. They're already up to $135 in bidding. So what are you waiting for?! [ Bella Sugar ] • Speaking of Moss, her hairdresser, James Brown, created mini hair-care products to meet airport carry-on restrictions. [ British Vogue ] •...

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MMJ Covers at Bonnaroo (Some Velvet Blog)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:35:00 GMT

MMJ covers from Bonnaroo Hot Fun In The Summertime - My Morning Jacket (Sly & The Family Stone) Hit It And Quit It - My Morning Jacket (Funkadelic) Tyrone - My Morning Jacket (Erykah Badu) Cold Sweat - My Morning Jacket (James Brown) Get Down On It - My Morning Jacket (Kool & The Gang) Across 110th Street - My Morning Jacket (Bobby Womack) Oh! Sweet Nuthin' - My Morning Jacket (Velvet...

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James Brown's Moog Liberation Up for Auction (Matrixsynth)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:01:00 GMT

THE JAMES BROWN COLLECTION Moog Electric Keyboard for auction on Christies sent my way via Baptiste

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