James Brown, RIP

[Helene]

James Brown died yesterday, after being admitted to the hospital with pneumonia.

From The New York Times:

James Brown, the ‘Godfather of Soul’, Dies at 73

From The Associated Press:

Legendary Singer James Brown Dies at 73

From The Telegraph:

Obituary: James Brown

[Mel Johnson]

Rest in peace, James. One great trouper.

[sandik]

Oh, this is terrible news -- I have to go listen to something.

[Helene]

Here's a link to an appreciation of James Brown, from The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...6122500670.html

[Amy Reusch]

I don't know of other ballet's that use James Brown's music, but Pennsylvania Ballet premiered one in the 1990s by Doug Elkins that used a little... "Scrapple Divertissements"

At the time, I remember Doug calling James Brown "King of the Non Sequitur", a thought I've enjoyed ever since.