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Transcript: For James Brown, a Funeral as Big as His Life
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- December 31, 2006
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ANDREA SEABROOK
Weekend Edition - Sunday (NPR)
12-31-2006
For James Brown, a Funeral as Big as His Life
Host: ANDREA SEABROOK
Time 13:00-14:00 PM
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ANDREA SEABROOK, host:
The third and final funeral service for James Brown was no quiet, staid affair.
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Mr. DEREK MONK (Gospel Singer): (Singing) Put your hands together everybody, come on.
SEABROOK: This is gospel singer Derek Monk, making the crowd of more than 8,000 people sway, dance in the aisles and yell out loud. The James Brown Arena in Augusta, Georgia was packed with friends and family and fans of the Godfather of Soul. His oldest daughter, Deanna Brown, thanked them for the days of tribute to her father.
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