James Brown’s Music Lives On
James Brown might not still be with us, but his band certainly is. And his band is planning a concert at the Apollo Theater in New York on May 3rd, the Godfather of Soul’s birthday. “Once they get an earful, they’ll see. He’s dead but his music lives on.” The band will be playing all of James’ greatest hits, proving that the music continues although the singer does not.
The band is saying, however, that they are not trying to replace James by any one member. You can’t do that, he’s irreplaceable. You can have various artists perform his work, which is what they intend to do. Venisha Brown, James’ daughter, will be just one of those artists, and evidently she dances “better than he did.â€Â I won’t be able to make it to New York, but hopefully they will have this filmed so that those of us who watch “Evening at the Apollo†won’t miss out.