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Episode 137: “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” by James Brown

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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The Lies of Album - The World's Greatest Clown

The world's greatest clown, was the result of these shows and released on chess records. The lie of album was an astonishing tour de force showing brown and his band generating a level of excitement that few bands then or now could hope to equal. It's even more astonishing when you realize two things. This was before any of the hits that most people now associate with the name 'james brown' And if you listen to any live bootleg recordings from this time, the microphone distorts all the time because brown is singing so loud. Here the vocal tone is clean because brown knew he was being recorded. Are you ready by the night train? are you ready bythenight train? Have

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