Nobody follows James Brown

1964 live broadcast of the Teenage Music Awards from Santa Monica CA.

The Rolling Stones are on their first American Tour and are playing black music, the blues, for white audiences across the land. They have been picked to follow James Brown and end this broadcast.

James was pissed. He went out and gave the 18-minute performance above. Its the first time we see his famous “cape” routine..

Mick and the Stones were visibly shaken backstage. Marvin Gaye told them “just go out and do your best…..”

http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/possessed-james-brown-eighteen-minutes