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  4. James Brown: Say It Loud - Season 1

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James Brown: Say It Loud - Season 1

Series: James Brown: Say It Loud
4.5
(31)
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Episodes
4
Rating
TVPG
Year
2024
Language
English
Publisher
A&E

About

This two-part documentary event explores the entertainment icon's legacy as a musical force, cultural catalyst, and dominant Black creative voice. We delve into Brown's improbably epic life and sound that was as innovative as it was influential. Exploring his legacy via exclusive interviews with friends, family, collaborators and protégés, it also includes never-before-seen archival footage.

Related Subjects

  • Documentary

Episodes

1. Making A Life For Myself

43m

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Rising from poverty and overcoming abuse in the Jim Crow South, James Brown secures a record deal, electrifies audiences, and breaks down racial barriers; propelling himself into stardom.

2. The Most Powerful Black Man In America

43m

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Aligning with the civil rights movement, James Brown becomes a cultural force by articulating community pride and political influence, ultimately hailed as the most important Black man in America.

3. Life In The Raw

43m

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Amidst financial pressures, record company politics, substance abuse, and personal struggles, James Brown found himself on a perilous path, colliding with the law and confronting the threat of revisiting prison.

4. Big As Big Can Be

43m

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As the godfather of a breakbeat that birthed hip-hop, James Brown's life serves as a crucial call for respect and dignity for Blackness and Black music in America.

Extended Details

  • SeriesJames Brown: Say It Loud
  • Closed CaptionsEnglish

Artists

L L Cool JActor
Mick JaggerActor
QuestloveActor