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The Godfather of Soul

BBC Radio 1
on BBC Radio 1 England

The James Brown Story
The first of three programmes. Out of Sight
A prison sentence has now halted a musical career of more than 30 years. Robbie Vincent looks back to James Brown 's early years: his R 'n' B classics Please, Please, Please and Try
Me, his Apollo Theatre recording and how it all started, ironically, in prison. With comments from James Brown himself and his musical main man Bobby Byrd. Researcher JOHN SUGAR
Producer KEVIN HOWLETT

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Unknown:
James Brown Story
Unknown:
Robbie Vincent
Unknown:
James Brown
Unknown:
James Brown
Unknown:
Bobby Byrd.
Producer:
Kevin Howlett
Source: Radio Times

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