Episode 137: “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” by James Brown
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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How Much of Your Happiness Have You Really Claim?
Think would become the famous flames first top forty hit on the pop charts, reaching number 33. It went top ten on the r and b charts between 19 59 and 19 63. This was partly down to the type of discipline that brown imposed on his band. Find voun also developed a whole series of other signals to the band, which they had to learn to quote. And it became part of his reputation that he was the strictest disciplinarian in rhythm and blues music.
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