Versions of Amy Winehouse and hundreds of other musicians are generating millions for beleaguered UK venues. But what is the emotional toll for the imitators, and are they pushing out original artist…
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Manchester United in a funk after coastal sojourn to Grimsby turns Super Bad | Football Daily ○
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Fifty-five years have passed since James Brown, singer, songwriter and minister of new super-heavy funk, released a song about people who “like a du…
14 months ago
‘Jazz isn’t about perfection’: drummer Billy Cobham on Miles Davis, Massive Attack and still learning at 80 ○
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After a grounding with genre greats, he fused jazz with rock to outrageously funky effect. Ahead of UK dates, he explains why two prosthetic hips aren’t slowing him down
Billy Cobham speaks the way he…
15 months ago
Number One on the Call Sheet review – a spectacular tribute to black excellence in Hollywood ○
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Jaw-droppingly star-studded and stuffed with incredible stories, this series is a joy to watch. Just wait till you hear the one about James Brown burying bags of cash in the woods …
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17 months ago
'You've got to have a line of coke,' she purred: The night I did cocaine with a megastar in a Chelsea flat... then never touched it again ○
In 40-plus years of writing about musical megastars, from the godfather of soul James Brown to the grandfather of pop Rod Stewart, I've snorted cocaine only once.
Soul, sermonising and wrestling Satan: James Brown’s 20 best albums – ranked! ○
As Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag turns 60, we rate the prolific funk/soul powerhouse’s finest studio, live and soundtrack albums
If you want a roll call of James Brown’s formative influences, just check …
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