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Get Up for James Brown!

on BBC Radio 2

1/2. As a tribute to R&B/soul/funk legend James Brown , who died at Christmas, Mark Lamarr presents a revised version of the profile that aired in early 2006 to mark the 50th anniversary of Brown's studio recording of Please Please Please. The programmes feature rare and unreleased material and an exclusive interview with Brown, and explores the black singer's significant crossover status and his influence on rap and hip-hop. Defining hits include Papa's Got a Brand New Bag Part One, I Got You (I Feel Good), It's a Man's Man's Man's World, Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud and Get Up I Feel Like
Being Like a Sex Machine (Part One). Producer Paul Sexton (Revised rpt)

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James Brown
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Mark Lamarr
Producer:
Paul Sexton

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