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James Brown

Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin onstage bare-chested at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 1977.

‘The Crunge’: Led Zeppelin’s tribute to James Brown and funkiest misfire 

Listen here

Jack Whatley
Apr 10, 2026
James Brown

“You know what you did”: when James Brown fined bassist Fred Thomas for a mistake

“It was a little rough…”

Callum MacHattie
Mar 25, 2026
James Brown

What was the first sample of James Brown ever used?

“Huh!”

Tom Phelan
Mar 23, 2026
Bruce Springsteen - 1977- New Haven Coliseum - Musician - Carl Lender

The James Brown show Bruce Springsteen called the greatest performance ever

A true master at work.

Tim Coffman
Mar 21, 2026
James Brown - Singer

James Brown: ‘hip-hop was all from me’

He considered himself the legally binding founder of rap.

Andrew Clayman
Mar 5, 2026
Sammy Hagar - Musician - Singer - Van Halen

The singer Sammy Hagar said was out of everyone’s league: “I got goosebumps on my whole body”

No one else can ever compare.

Tim Coffman
Feb 13, 2026
Prince - 1981 - Prince Rogers Nelson

Prince said he would never work with James Brown: “He did not like me”

“He did not like me”.

Rachael Pimblett
Feb 9, 2026
Little Richard - Musician

Little Richard always thought James Brown was in a league of his own: “He puts his whole heart in it”

A force of nature…

Ben Forrest
Feb 6, 2026
James Brown - Singer

The songwriter James Brown said would be remembered for centuries: “Really heavy people”

The mark of a true legend.

Tim Coffman
Jan 15, 2026
Jazz musician Miles Davis

The artist Miles Davis called a combination of “James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye… and Charlie Chaplin”

“A genius”.

Tom Taylor
Jan 4, 2026
The Beatles - The Rolling Stones - 1963

The one performer Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger both called the greatest

An absolute creature of the stage.

Tim Coffman
Jan 1, 2026
Mick Jagger - James Brown - Split -

The rare artist Mick Jagger believed carried on James Brown’s legacy: “Outperformed almost everyone”

Iconic performers…

Ben Forrest
Dec 25, 2025

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