James Brown

The James Brown Turkey Giveaway is 50 turkeys shy of its giving goal, and the community can still help. Deanna Brown Thomas, daughter of the Godfather of Soul and the president of the Brown Family Foundation, said she is seeking donations to ensure the giveaway at 10 a.m. Monday at Dyess Park will meet or exceed last year's 1,000 turkeys.  

SEAL has kept Perth waiting for years - to the point where many had given up on the idea of him ever performing here. The 46-year-old happily surprised his Australian fans when he announced his tour Down Under. Thousands flocked to Kings Park Botanic Gardens to see the soul singer get a little crazy.  

This is such a freakin' good idea. See, when our "public servants" walk into office having "plans" and "introducing legislation," they immediately start screwing stuff up, why is why Mayor Cass's bold move should set a precedent, from POTUS on down to the local dogcatcher: once you're elected and you have your inauguration (if you can get a zombie James Brown to play the inaugural ball, more power to ya), you take a powder for at least three months. Godspeed, Mr. Mayor, but stay away from the drinks tha  

I've been waiting some time now for the Soul Power documentary to reach DVD. I picked up a copy in the city and watched it closely last night. Wow!  

By the time Kidjo was six, she was already performing with her mother's theatre troupe; this experience giving her an early appreciation for music and dance. Continuing political conflicts in Benin led Kidjo to relocate to Paris around 1982, where she started out as a backup singer in local bands, before establishing her own band. By 1985, she became the frontsinger of the known Euro-African jazz/rock band Jasper van't Hof's Pili Pili resulting in three studio albums: Jakko (1987) Be In Two Minds (1988, p  

With support from three bands, the local musicians entertained a full house, playing music from traditional jazz of the 1920s and '30s, big band swing of the '40s and '50s, and R&B and soul of the '60s, testament to the sounds' enduring appeal. MC Kevin Mcleod introduced the evening, reminiscing about Jim and highlighting the spirit of the event to give generously to charities which tackle cancer of which Jim was a victim. The Caithness Big Band, appearing in swing-era American Army Air Force uniform,  

The West African nation's most vibrant musical period, however, occurred ten years after independence in 1957 when the smaller, poorer acts began using elements of pop and soul after radio stations became flooded with western hits. The results were dazzling; out came the electric guitars and James Brown licks to combine with a range of indigenous styles. This superb 33-track collection unearths a lost world of high invention.  

TOP class! That's schoolboy band Searching 4 Evidence – winners of Eliot Kennedy's Limelight live grand final at Sheffield's 02 Academy. Fab four Lewis Hancock, Jack Eddison, Kierran Bond, all 14, and James Brown, 15, were today the toast of Ecclesfield School.  

Famed musicians Chuck Leavell and Randall Bramblett with the Randall Bramblett Band will grace the stage of the Bama Theatre today at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at tuscarts.org and range in price from $26 to $31. Both Leavell and Bramblett have extensive resumés of performances in solo careers, as well as with performing with well-known musicians and groups. Bramblett, with the Randall Bramblett Band, is opening for Leavell at the show.

Definitely not a lot of constraints… but challenging to jam every night with extended solos   -Randall Bramblett