Regrets: James Brown Edition
I never saw James Brown in concert. That's the first thing I thought of yesterday, when the Forever Fiancee told me the Godfather of Soul had died. The remembrances are pouring in today, of course, and almost all of them start and end with sweaty descriptions of James Brown strutting, spinning and wailing onstage, a regimen that legend says lost him 7-9 lbs. per gig. I had chances to see him over the years, but I never did, no good excuses either. He'll now join my short but sad list of folks I coulda, shoulda seen but never did: the Grateful Dead with Jerry Garcia, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash. In related news, Chuck Berry plays Moscow Jan. 17. Who's up for a road trip?
Sean Daly is the pop music critic for the St. Petersburg Times. His CD collection -- from Journey to Dylan, Prince to U2, Public Enemy to Stan Getz -- is much bigger and better than yours.
i had the james brown experience at woodstock 99. he opened the weekend. im not entirely sure the limp bizkit twits in the audience knew who he was. he still moved, even then.
Posted by: chilledbongo | December 26, 2006 at 11:15 AM
I'm down for a road trip!
Posted by: IB | December 27, 2006 at 10:33 AM
Days, you can add Stevie Ray Vaughn and Frank Sinatra to that coulda shoulda list of yours.
Here's a blog idea, what dead artist/band would you spend a monthly rent/mortgage payment to see if they were alive and in their prime today.
My top ten:
John Lennon
Elvis
Otis Redding
The Doors
Frank Sinatra
Johnny Cash
Marvin Gaye
Muddy Waters
Howlin' Wolf
Lynard Skynard
Posted by: StonesEsq | December 29, 2006 at 09:33 PM
That's Lynyrd Skynyrd, sorry 'bout that.
Posted by: StonesEsq | December 29, 2006 at 09:36 PM