Photo: James Brown Performs in New York – 1964 - The Strut

Photo: James Brown Performs in New York – 1964

This photo is of James Brown performing in The Apollo Theatre in Harlem (Photo by Michael Ochs), the very place that would host his memorial service 42 years later.   He also gave us one of the more powerful songs about making it in New York City (see below).

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James Brown – Down And Out In New York City

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