Celebrating James Brown: The Godfather of Soul's Sax Player.
Musician Maceo Parker is best known as the saxophonist who played with James Brown. His on again off again association with Brown began in 1964. He's got several albums of his own, as well as collaborations with others. Parker is currently on tour. (Rebroadcast from 10/2/90)
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Other segments from the episode on May 1, 1998
Celebrating James Brown: James Brown's Ghostwriter Bruce Tucker.
Today's show is in honor of the great James Brown who celebrates his birthday this weekend: Writer Bruce Tucker. He was the ghostwriter for James Brown's autobiography, The Godfather of Soul. Tucker is a contributing editor for The Black Music Research Journal. (REBROADCAST from 9/4/90)
Celebrating James Brown: Funk Idol Bootsy Collins.
Musician Bootsy Collins got his start with James Brown, where he "defined the finger-popping funk bass style" (Rolling Stone). He went on to work with George Clinton as part of the Parliment-Funkadelic tribe, before forming Bootsy's Rubber Band. On stage, he created alter egos, including Bootzilla, Boot-Tron, and King of the Geepies. He's put out more than 30 albums. (REBROADCAST from 10/10/94)
Lee's Most Interesting Film in Years.
Film critic John Powers reviews "He Got Game" the new film by Spike Lee starring Denzel Washington.
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