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James Brown was born on this date-
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Larger versions of the photographs are available at the website.
My Favorite Side of the Camera
by ANN MOSES on APRIL 27, 2013
From the very beginning of my writing career, I had no doubts about my ability to be a journalist. My first paid writing job was as a reporter for my hometown newspaper the Anaheim Bulletin, which ran a weekly page of reports from all the local Junior and Senior High Schools, with each reporter telling the important news of what happened that week at their school, whether it was a sports team win, a science fair or a student who had done something extraordinary. I was paid 15 cents per column inch, so I always tried to get as much “news” printed as possible!
My photos of James Brown performing at the Crescendo club 1965.
By college, I was co-Editor of the college newspaper and it was during this time in 1965 that I was recruited by the publishers of the Rhythm n News, a weekly music newspaper which sold at local record stores, to be one of their reporters. No pay, just a chance to cover musical groups and performers and that was fine with me. The majority of my assignments for Rhythm n News were to cover the “Negro” music artists who played in out-of-the-way clubs in South Los Angeles. In most cases, I was the only white person in the room. My friends would sometimes express concern for my safety, but I not only never felt fear, I felt privileged to see some of the up and coming “Negro” artists and their unique music. The added benefit was that they rarely got press coverage, so they would be eager to be interviewed and their talents reported publicly, however big or small the Rhythm n News audience. In one of my first pieces for Rhythm n News I covered James Brown’s appearance at the Crescendo, a club in South LA, taking photos, writing up the review of his show, and doing my first interview with James. He was so nice to me, such a gentleman, and I would interview him many more times over the next few years as his fame grew and grew.
My first interview with the man who would become “The King of Soul.”
Once I had interned at Tiger Beat and was hired full time, I reveled in the opportunity to cover all the stories I was assigned. While I would often be anxious the first time I would go out to interview a TV personality or a recording star, I always managed to get past the butterflies and eventually relax and thoroughly enjoy the moment.
Most of my readers would never know this, but after a year or two with Tiger Beat, I was asked to do a few live appearances or appearances on television. That’s when I would turn into a huge bundle of nerves. I barely made it through my Public Speaking course in college. I was always extremely nervous speaking before a group of people.
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by ANN MOSES on APRIL 27, 2013
From the very beginning of my writing career, I had no doubts about my ability to be a journalist. My first paid writing job was as a reporter for my hometown newspaper the Anaheim Bulletin, which ran a weekly page of reports from all the local Junior and Senior High Schools, with each reporter telling the important news of what happened that week at their school, whether it was a sports team win, a science fair or a student who had done something extraordinary. I was paid 15 cents per column inch, so I always tried to get as much “news” printed as possible!
My photos of James Brown performing at the Crescendo club 1965.
By college, I was co-Editor of the college newspaper and it was during this time in 1965 that I was recruited by the publishers of the Rhythm n News, a weekly music newspaper which sold at local record stores, to be one of their reporters. No pay, just a chance to cover musical groups and performers and that was fine with me. The majority of my assignments for Rhythm n News were to cover the “Negro” music artists who played in out-of-the-way clubs in South Los Angeles. In most cases, I was the only white person in the room. My friends would sometimes express concern for my safety, but I not only never felt fear, I felt privileged to see some of the up and coming “Negro” artists and their unique music. The added benefit was that they rarely got press coverage, so they would be eager to be interviewed and their talents reported publicly, however big or small the Rhythm n News audience. In one of my first pieces for Rhythm n News I covered James Brown’s appearance at the Crescendo, a club in South LA, taking photos, writing up the review of his show, and doing my first interview with James. He was so nice to me, such a gentleman, and I would interview him many more times over the next few years as his fame grew and grew.
My first interview with the man who would become “The King of Soul.”
Once I had interned at Tiger Beat and was hired full time, I reveled in the opportunity to cover all the stories I was assigned. While I would often be anxious the first time I would go out to interview a TV personality or a recording star, I always managed to get past the butterflies and eventually relax and thoroughly enjoy the moment.
Most of my readers would never know this, but after a year or two with Tiger Beat, I was asked to do a few live appearances or appearances on television. That’s when I would turn into a huge bundle of nerves. I barely made it through my Public Speaking course in college. I was always extremely nervous speaking before a group of people.
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Here's my favorite James Brown tune. It's not exactly old school, but there you go.
James Brown - Living in America (Official Video)
22,791,475 views•Jun 13, 2014
James Brown
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James Brown official music video for 'Living in America'. Click to listen to James Brown on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7GaxyUddsPok8BuhxN6OUW
Okay, let's have an oldie:
James Brown performs "Please Please Please" at the TAMI Show (Live)
5,088,851 views•Mar 16, 2013
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Subscribe to James Brown: http://bit.ly/29Vydud
James Brown performs "Please Please Please" to a live audience on the TAMI Show.
James Brown performs "Night Train" on the TAMI Show (Live)
2,485,107 views•Mar 16, 2013
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James Brown performs and dances to "Night Train" to a live audience on TAMI Show.
