Talk:James Brown/Archive 1

message: Please change "dentist" visit to "dental" visit near the end...
I have just removed a ridiculous line on the biography saying that "JAMES BROWN IS NOT DEAD".The Chicken 02:51, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

message: Can somebody please give me a song title that shows this register.
 i would say "superbad" 84.222.148.221 01:51, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Whistle Register

message: Removed silly remark from article:
: It is unclear how much of James Brown's musical genius is his own and how much comes from the minds and souls of his musicians 
Ortolan88
There are a variety of types of Genius.  Like Miles Davis, George Clinton and Count Basie, James Brown's greatest genius lies in his ability to lead successful groups that create great music.
Many a tech startup company has a cornucopia of technical genius yet still fails due to lack of business genius.  
Different topic: I'd like to see some discussion of James Brown's personal life.  He has had some run ins with the law.  When and where? 63.249.85.92 05:31, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Credit

message: Why are we using the word Seminal, refer to first paragraph, when it is to do with the semen system of the reproductive system.
: See this url: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/seminal . The second and third meanings of the word are operative here. Verne Equinox 18:24, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Seminal?!

message: Wasn't James Brown trained as an optical physicist who later turned to music after being seriously discredited?
:No. -Slugokramer
::Why so? Why not? Hyacinth 00:03, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: First career?

message: Quite a chore, but I'm a fan so it wasn't too bad. Tried to keep all the facts intact, added a couple (IE - cameo in Rocky) - believe it can be considered 'cleaned up.' Barrettmagic 16:06, 28 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Address Cleanup Request

message: Out of 115 "What links here" for James Brown, all but 3 needed to be directed to James Brown (musician). I propose that James Brown redirect to James Brown (musician).
*Support--Commander Keane 11:17, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redirect proposal 

message: Am I confused or isn't James Brown part Native American (mots specifically, Cherokee) ?--Mrbluesky 14:36, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Almost all Black people from Georgia and South Carolina have some Native American ancestry. I wouldn't categorize him, however, if he doesn't directly claim it. --FuriousFreddy 13:31, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Granted, but Brown is quoted in the Wikipedia “Cherokee”  article. To be honest, I don’t know what we should  do, though.Mrbluesky 21:31, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Native American]] descent

message: It seems fairly well-known that his eyebrows are tattoos.  Does anyone know how he lost them?  I'd like to add it as a footnote to the new eyebrow fact I added. - Darkhawk
: I don't think he lost them, he just got tired of dyeing them black. --62.255.232.16 04:38, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  According to Jane & Michael Stern's Encyclopedia of Pop Culture, "He was released [from prison] on February 27, 1991, and two days later he flew to Los Angeles to have eyebrows tattooed on his forehead (his natural ones had fallen out from too much boxing as a youth) and eye liner tattooed on his lower lids." (p.74) However, a few other articles in the book contain demonstrable factual errors, so I don't know how reliable this claim is. Just in case anyone still cares. InnocuousPseudonym 23:28, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Eyebrows

message: James Brown is surely the most sampled artist of all time. Shouldn't there be a section dealing with this? Jhamez84 21:52, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sampled 

message: James Brown is certainly mentioned in the Tom Tom Club's song, Genius of Love, but he is not "the" subject. In fact, the Genius of Love in question is plainly pointed out in the song as Smokey Robinson. Bootsy Collins and Hamilton Bohannon get shout-outs in the song also, so James Brown cannot really be called "the" subject of the song. --Misterdoe 16:45, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: "Genius of Love"

message: According to the current edit, James Brown died on October 23, 2006. Where's the source of the information? I found NONE AT ALL.
*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/ap_on_en_mu/obit_brown Zoobtoob 08:12, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Death

message: The following addition (by 71.137.27.71): http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Brown&diff=95250323&oldid=95191527 looks like a contribution to a discussion not part of an article, so I took the liberty to move it here:
The Famous Flames were a SINGING GROUP, not a band. his BAND was the JAMES BROWN ORCHESTRA.The best known incarnation of the FLAMES (1958-1968) consisted of : BOBBY BYRD, (group founder),BOBBY BENNETT,and LLOYD STALLWORTH.(who replaced original member (and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE co-writer}JOHNNY TERRY .THE FAMOUS FLAMES appeared with JAMES in the motion pictures THE TAMI SHOW and SKI PARTY , and on THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW twice. THE FAMOUS FLAMES disbanded in 1968.BOBBY BYRD remained with James, and became a member of the JB'S
Tschild 17:21, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed 'Notes' section from page 

message: There is a long line on infinite "LOLOLOLOLLOLOLOLOLLOLOLOLOLLOLOLOLOL" before the table contents. I'm removing it. -- WiiVolve 08:39, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sometimes, people don't know where to note that vandalism has happened.  GIR maybe you can post the appropriate instructions for those of us that don't know?  That would be helpful.  Roaming27 21:25, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removing Vandalism 

message: Seldom is mentioned the recording 'Leila' (Lela/Laila) he made with the Egyptian singer Hakim.
Why is this ? 
Hakim on Wiki
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Erikvaneyk (talk • contribs) 10:43, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  'Leila' with Hakim (2004) 

message: A spiegel obituary criticizes him for singing in Vietnam and gung-ho Living in America. Happily ever after 15:12, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Supported Nixon and Reagan? 

message: Today I have seen several news reports stating that James Brown died from congestive heart failure. The earlier reports had said he died from pneumonia. I had already added the Category: Deaths by pneumonia before learning this. I think I'll wait a few days until the dust settles to revisit it. -- Michael David 17:58, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cause of death 

message: It has chord changes or it doesn't? Rhetorical answer: It has a chord change.
The bomb almost exploded, I almost had a heart attack, I nearly died, George Bush won the election, etc,....
Okay, I fixed this. InnocuousPseudonym 21:55, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cold Sweat 

message: 80.195.254.5 19:02, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Jasonfb 19:25, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  James Brown influence/songs