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Transcript: Profile: James Brown's song "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"
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- July 29, 2000
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Profile: James Brown's song "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"
Host: JACKI LYDEN
Time: 8:00-9:00 PM
JACKI LYDEN, host:
Some people might think he was eccentric, but a far better term might
be funky. In the early 1960s, singer James Brown was already hailed
by rhythm and blues fans as the hardest-working man in show business,
and that was before white America had ever heard of him. By 1965,
that would all change when Brown unveiled his innovative new sound
and his brand-new bag. In our latest installment of the NPR 100 series,
the most important musical works of the 20th century, WCPN's Dan
Bindert tells us about James Brown's groundbreaking ...