THE GODFATHER OF SOUL, THE ONE AND ONLY JAMES BROWN.

THIS IS HIS 1967 CONCERT TOUR PROGRAM THAT WAS SOLD AT HIS SHOWS. THE PROGRAM IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, OVERSIZED 11 X 11 INCHES, 14 HEAVY STOCK PAGES OF PHOTOS AND ARTICLES. SOME SLIGHT SCUFFING ON THE OUTSIDE, VERY CLEAN PAGES ON THE INSIDE WITH NO YELLOWING OF THE PAGES.

BOOK RATING: VERY GOOD: A nice book! Some noticeable wear on covers. Maybe a little warping with some bends, creasing and folds.

He has variously been tagged “Soul Brother Number One,” “the Godfather of Soul,” “the Hardest Working Man in Show Business,” “Mr. Dynamite” and even “the Original Disco Man.” This much is certain: what became known as soul music in the Sixties, funk music in the Seventies and rap music in the Eighties is directly attributable to James Brown. His transformation of gospel fervor into the taut, explosive intensity of rhythm & blues, combined with precision choreography and dynamic showmanship, served to define the directions black music would take from the release of his first R&B hit (“Please Please Please”) in 1956 to the present day. Brown’s life history documents one triumph over adversity after another. He was born into poverty in Barnwell, South Carolina, during the Great Depression. As a child, he picked cotton, danced for spare change and shined shoes. Reportedly sweating off up to seven pounds a night, Brown was a captivating performer who’d incorporate a furious regimen of spins, drops and shtick (such as feigning a heart attack, complete with the ritual donning and doffing of capes and a fevered return to the stage) into his skintight rhythm & blues. He was a three-figure hitmaker, with 114 total entries on Billboard’s R&B singles charts and 94 that made the Hot 100 singles chart. Over the years, he amassed 800 songs in his repertoire while maintaining a grueling touring schedule. Recording for the King and Federal labels throughout the Fifties and Sixties, Brown distilled R&B to its essence on such classic albums as Live at the Apollo and singles like “Cold Sweat,” “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” and “I Got You (I Feel Good).” By the late Sixties, Brown had attained the status of a musical and cultural revolutionary, owing to his message of black pride and self-sufficiency. In the late Sixties and early Seventies, such message songs as “Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud” reverberated throughout the black community, within which he was regarded as a leader and role model. During this time, he began developing a hot funk sound with young musicians. His records were more heavily sampled by rap and hip-hop acts than those of any other artist, and he achieved renewed street credibility by recording a single (“Unity”) with rapper Afrika Bambaataa in 1984. Brown was among the first group of performers inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. In December 2003, only months after his 70th birthday, James Brown was the recipient of the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors. December 25, 2006: James Brown, The Godfather Of Soul dies.