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He Could Do Wheelin’, He Could Do Dealin’: James Brown Did It All on 1973’s The Payback 

December 28, 2023February 16, 2026 Kathy Fennessy 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Fela Kuti, Fred Wesley, Hugh Masekela, James Brown, Maceo Parker, Miriam Makeba, Soul Power, The Payback, When We Were Kings

Looking back on 50 years of the Godfather’s stone funk classic

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Funk Soul 

There It Is: James Brown at 90

May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 90th Birthday, Bernard Odum, Clyde Stubblefield, Fred Wesley, funk, James Brown, Jimmy Nolen, Maceo Parker, Pee-Wee Ellis, Tame Impala, The Boo Radleys, The Godfather of Soul, The Joe Perry Project, Thundercat

Despite his foibles, the Godfather of Soul’s music very much still matters

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