Drummer John “Jab’o” Starks was drummer for James Brown and played on “Sex Machine” and “Super Bad.”
James Brown
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Soul singer Charles Bradley found fame late in life.
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James Brown’s legendary “Funky Drummer.”
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Soul and R&B singers have some of the best voices in the history of popular music—and some mind-blowing dance moves. We remember soul legends and R&B superstars from the 1960s …
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Learn about Martin Luther King Jr. and the other great men and women who helped advance the struggle for civil rights in the 1950s and ’60s. Click the links below …
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His message came through loud and clear – and always very funky…
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“Gorgeous George” Wagner was one of the first villains of professional wrestling – and he set a high standard for followers to live up to.
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Tammi Terrell was just 24 when she died of a brain tumor. But during her too-short life, she recorded some of Motown’s most enduring classics.
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James Brown died on Christmas Day 2006. We’re remembering the Godfather of Soul by listening to some of his holiday hits.
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Even if you know the name Bootsy Collins, you may not be familiar with the man who got him into music in the first place.
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