The Devil's Music
Can you guess who Michael Jackson’s most influential musician was when he was growing up? Yep. You guess it. James Brown.
I just finished reading James Brown’s autobiography, T'he Godfather of soul. The Man, James Brown created music that never existed before his time. He created a new way to dance, shimmy and shout. Most musicians toe the line, but it takes that once in a lifetime talent to change everything for generations. But who influenced James Brown musically?
I have created, kinda like a trilogy of music playlists that are relevant to life of James Brown.
The first playlist, The Devil’s Music is from James Brown’s childhood growing up in Augusta, Georgia. These are songs he listened to growing up and later would sing in a cover band during his teens and early 20’s.
The second playlist, Juke Joint is a collection of hits during the mid to late 50’s as James brown was finding his way to becoming an entertainer that was changing music during that time.
The third playlist, Welcome to the Apollo is music from the 60’s going into the 70’s. It was every black musicians dream to play the Apollo. Once they played and past the test of the harsh audience they knew they had made it big. And James Brown had made it.
The Devil’s Music. What is Rock & Roll to you? I mean real Rock & Roll. Elvis? Jerry Lee Lewis? What if I told you about Big Mamma Thornton, Wynonie Harris or Big Joe Turner. They are the true beginning of Rock & Roll. But it wasn’t called Rock & Roll. It was called “race music.” It wasn’t until 1948 when Jerry Wexler of Billboard magazine coined the term “Rhythm and Blues.
Listen to this playlist and hear the true sound of Rock & Roll and Rhythm and Blues.
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