JAMES BROWN Hollywood Palace 1968

[@rolandmarkland6844]

The audience’s ability to sit completely still during this is almost as incredible as this performance.

[@kermitwilliams3970]

He did more in 10 minutes than others could do in an hour.

[@kevinortiz602]

He did more in 10 minutes than others could do in their entire lives

[@intradibles]

Ok boomer? Now screw you!

[@spank2424]

These days in there careers lol🤦🏾‍♂️

[@DJWOLFLIVE]

Facts all day

[@mridgafwytowell1210]

💯

[@joetgates]

That's the absolute BEST Stage Exit you're EVER gonna See. EVER!

[@antoniowyckoff2]

Now that's how you leave!

[@mridgafwytowell1210]

Yessirr

[@0Imtheslime0]

No doubt..

[@matt7iron]

Whitefolks just sitting there like logs, ha haa even Zombies have more life, Zombies would at least be moving their hands trying to eat James, I guess that's the way it was in 1968.

[@lindomarrodriguesdasilva3532]

😎🎥🎥🎥👍👍👍

[@unclebrizz1053]

James was good, but let's not forget: his band was on fire

[@carlbamburg7439]

Uncle Brizz.. Yes, but his band was on fire BECAUSE JB wouldn't settle for anything less.. He PERSONALLY rehearsed and worked that band, and EVERY band he had, into to a fine-tuned machine.. There's video of James fining band members for missing licks in the middle of live shows.. He would 'flash five' fingers at the player for however many dollars it would be..

[@simmiewilliams5970]

That’s because James carried that kerosene on stage.

[@JJDPROMEDIAPRODUCTION]

James was BADD!! Who do you think arranged and directed the Band???

[@bone_thuggz6969]

FLAMES to be exact !!!

[@sandraatkins2539]

@@carlbamburg7439 Straight Truth 📣📣❤

[@lkjp07]

Greatest artist of all time. The most sampled singer of all time. The greatest showman. Godfather of soul, father of funk, rap music. A true legend. To put it in a nutshell: a genius. There will never be another James Brown.

[@yolandafonville2590]

Ditto

[@PollutedWisdom323]

Exactly. The most sampled singer and the most sampled drummer (Clyde Stubblefield) at their pinnacle.

[@rabahboudrouma2041]

Yes that right

[@thunderous-one]

You forgot, he’s also the ambassador of funk!

[@customkey]

R.I.P. My friend Richard Jones, July 2, 1926 - September 16, 2018. Rich played violin on this show, he's between the two ladies.

[@robertdowler8105]

God be with Mr.Jones & James.

[@williamparker3328]

Wow! THAT is so deep!!! Richard Jones rest in GOD'S PERFECT PEACE. I'LL SEE YOU IN THE RESURRECTION MY BROTHER!

[@GeneralTarik]

The way they went from Cold Sweat to Try Me was absolutely amazing! I’m in awe of this whole performance!

[@beatz04]

8:50 It's like magic. Best stage exit in show business history.

[@Wally-H]

Clyde and Jabo on the drums. It never got any better than this.

[@animoetprudentia2865]

A finely honed musical juggernaut, lead by one of the most talented, and determined humans to ever grace the world. A force of nature. Superhuman - Superbad. So damn grateful for the music created by these men. People are awesome.

[@yolandafonville2590]

Yes yes yes Superbad

[@davidrosemale3573]

The Baddest cat that EVER Grace the stage all over the world. Rest in peace James Brown.

[@antoniowyckoff2]

I appreciate the whole sound, movement, and creativity that this man brought to music that would be forever influential even to this very day!

[@matt7iron]

Bloooood you too young to remember James, hell your boys are snooppy Dogggy Doggg and Bigggiee smallls

[@antoniowyckoff2]

@@matt7iron did you not see my comment? Does that look like a man who can't feel this music? Im 45 with a 65 year old soul bro!

[@falanajerido875]

Amen how are you?

[@hungfao]

1968 was also the year I discovered James. I'm a little White boy with a new transistor radio. The usual Top 40 wasn't doing it for me one afternoon so I started flipping through channels and came upon 'There Was A Time'. I was compelled to bop to the beat. I'd never heard anything like this. My mother was not amused hearing that come from my room and requested I find a 'station where they play good music'. Yeah, right. I don't entirely know how visible James was to White audiences then. I know my parents had never heard of him. When I scanned this audience, they appear predominantly White. I'm betting very few people had any clue who he was. Later, a friend of mine had me over to is house to listen to records. His way older brother, who was in a band at the time, had a sizeable collection of James' records. Great! I managed to become acquainted with several of his tracks. Legendary.

[@williamparker3328]

THANK YOU MY BLUE EYED BROTHER! I MEAN THAT FROM THE HEART. I FOLLOWED JAMES BROWN FROM 1962 LIVE AT THE APOLLO 1962 WAS THE FIRST ALBUM MY DEAR FATHER BOUGHT ME. THAT WAS IT I WAS HOOKED

[@thefunkexcursionon]

JB was Incredible! The band was TIGHT AF!!! No Light show, no smoke, no pyrotechnics - Just pure showmanship 🔥💥🔥💥

[@funzo1159]

James Brown never put on a bad show, a mediocre show or a decent show. He was always there with his "A" game. Legend.

[@lindawilliams429]

James Brown and his band were always on point!!!

[@DJWOLFLIVE]

If I ruled the world was James Brown’s emotional classic ballad. This was played at my dad’s memorial when he passed away 3 years ago.

[@mikejr1114]

Anytime I'm feeling down or frustrated by life I listen to this man.

[@1funkyflyguy]

Facts!!!!!! Same!!!!

[@Bonadash]

Every time I watch this I get the chills. James was bad but that band good lawd.

[@WW-tg5pu]

That Exit, That Set, Those Dance Moves, That Band, That Preciseness, That Soul, That EVERYTHING, That Bad SoulFunker Mr James Brown.....often imitated but can NEVER be duplicated! Thank You World for giving us this baddass dude!

[@deeks1970]

That exit was fantastic!🕺🏾

[@victorparker308]

Im in love all over again. Backup dancer was incredible. Had a huge crush on her as a boy.

[@barryshantz5573]

I could watch this a million times & never get tired of the greatest ever PERIOD

[@mikehoffman3142]

I've watched it three nights in a row now. Fantastic!!!!!!

[@carlbamburg7439]

RIP Clyde witcho bad, funky self.. one of the greatest ever!

[@LorenzoWilliams-u6e]

Clyde was the best drummer brown ever had

[@animoetprudentia2865]

Gets me every time. What a sonic juggernaut. Force of nature. Super human, superbad.

[@Brother_Dre1900]

The audience, in their eyes, was watching a cutting edge and dynamic performance-outside of their personal cultural milieu. Many of them were from the Big Band Era, and beyond; and what James presented, performance wise-was strange, foreign, exciting and possibly refreshing.

[@Clifton-tl888]

I know this is old, but man this performance is at the top. The way the band set up and jamming, the sister up top doing her Thang, and the best at it JB ripping it up tareing it up funking it up this is way up there.

[@edouble7A]

That exit "stage right" NO Joke!!!: slides to the right taps the left toe twice...switches to the opposite side...crosses his leg over just before leaving out of sight. Their has been no one who I've witnessed, in my lifetime who can glide like that instinctively like water...cold blooded man, that James Brown was.

[@stacyhunter6355]

He’s gonna go far back can I go to go to the exit 😯

[@johnhulsker9123]

Remember learning those moves as a teenager, always got the girl, by the way, those musicians where afraid of him, you can see it in their faces,

[@tonymckinney1355]

I keep playing that exit over and over. The greatest stage exit ever. Nobody could do it like JB in his prime.

[@2007christian]

James Brown was a fantastic performer!

[@truthmissick9830]

James Brown in my book was the world's first "REAL" Entertainer who did not only put the "E" in entertainment but was truly an innovator & trendsetter who paved the way for other entertainers of all colors. RIP James Brown!

[@2dasimmons]

So true! James Brown was a pioneering ICON. He is sorely missed. Indeed RIP Mr. Brown.

[@littlejimmyscumbag2551]

James Brown is my second favorite artist ever but Elvis was the first "real" entertainer. He put the concept of singing and dancing, show business and lifestyle into one package. Modern celebrity culture largely stems from Elvis. Even musicals like Grease or Saturday Night Fever are largely based on the persona of Elvis and movies like Loving You.

[@martinowens4147]

+Little Jimmy Scumbag. are u crazy with that elvis statement black have been singing and dancing forever thats who elvis got it from

[@littlejimmyscumbag2551]

Read what I said, "the concept of singing, dancing, show business and lifestyle into one package." Everybody has been singing and dancing since the beginning of time. Elvis' influences came from many black entertainers and many more white entertainers as well as some Latin and European influences. But the concept of the "CELEBRITY" comes from Elvis. He was the first real celebrity where he became a figure onto himself and became apart of the fabric of society. That's the basis for the modern celebrity.

[@martinowens4147]

90% of what elvis did the way he dressed his gospel influence came from black people he use too go too a black church an set in the back

[@bornnation29]

6:15 the original funky drummers...jabo.... and clyde with the solo...

[@Wally-H]

Yup, rare colour footage of these two in their prime.

[@charlesstewart8683]

As a prolific singer, songwriter, dancer and bandleader without a doubt no musician in modern history has set the standard for live performance quite like “The Hardest Working Man in Show Business” Mr. James Brown performed live at USO Show in 1976, Pearl Harbor Navy Enlisted Club Hawaii will always be embedded in my soul.

[@joevillagrana1846]

James brown greatest dancer ever... Rip soul brother number one

[@enochgeurts9671]

Joe Villagrana you're so right.

[@kevr8149]

Michael Jackson

[@PaulDA2000]

James Brown is my all-time favorite entertainer and I think he’s the greatest entertainer of all time but the greatest dancers of all time in my opinion are the Nicholas Brothers. That’s all they did was dance and James Brown or Michael Jackson or an even half as good as they were as far as dancing was concerned.

[@jobu1372]

you watch it and it still doesnt look real its incredibel

[@zackhod8661]

“JAMES BROWN....Master of the GLIDE , the enigmatic of the QUICKENING FEET!!!👀 I am a true son of the 60s THANKS James later man!!!!!💙🎼🎶

[@Ckillen2422]

James Brown: Raw Smoothness! The prelude to Hip Hop.

[@beatz04]

What a friggin beautiful stage setting that was. Awesome colors and lights. Also, best stage exit by a performer ever.

[@mridgafwytowell1210]

The way he exited and then how he cut that corner was so DOPE💯🔥🔥

[@johnnywirtz4905]

polished professional performance ..flawless THE hardest workin man in showbiz

[@martyjourard7172]

He had it all. And that scream!

[@QueenetBowie]

No one else can come close to that level of cool

[@Clifton-tl888]

That band, that band is sooo funky, excuse our funk we're just having funky fun.

[@kimban5434]

Live band, live orchestra, live singing, one dancer…unprecedented today!!!💕💜

[@devillehall6171]

Two dancers.....thats the great Ann Norman keeping time on her pedestal .....as it should be.

[@willierichardson4616]

Michael Jackson said !! he would cry when he watch this man dance!!!

[@DJWOLFLIVE]

Now this was music and considering this was on a major network show at that time with great performances from the show and the production values were incredible for that period. In other words , JB just came out and destroyed on the Hollywood Palace!!!!!!!!!

[@bradfordlee7384]

The Soul Master Himself. No other like The Godfather Of Soul.

[@davidcampbell6765]

You see James slide right off the stage??? I don't care what anyone says, Michael nor Prince had nothing on James. But their style as well will live in history.

[@susanroutt6690]

He is the total inspiration for today’s dances like the shuffle

[@Devon-sz3uy]

Bruh! He’s not human!!! His leg movement is insane!!! That looked sooo smooth gliding off the stage. That was the best exit ever in a performance. Unbelievable!

[@sierria64]

SEEN J5 AT FOURM IN LA 1973 I WAS 8 YEARS OLD , MOM TOOK ALL 5 KIDS TO SEE THEM, SHE WORE EAR PLUGS, RICK JAMES IN 1981 I WAS 16 YEARS OLD SUPER FREAK A CUT FROM THE STREET SONGS LP. WAS OUT .BUT I SWEAR NOTHING WAS A EXCITING AS JB. WISH ID BEE OLD ENOUGH TO SEE THIS LIVE I WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD WHEN HE PERFORMED THIS ... OH HOW I WISH

[@elliotadams5329]

GGala in Elliott a dams in DC. Bassplayeronsirjoes

[@parismaex]

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[@zellhudson1830]

WOW!!! JAMES I SEE YOU, I SEE YOU, WELL DONE!!!

[@josephcostello695]

A True Legend. The Hardest Working Man In Show Biz. Soul Brotha #1 James Brown.

[@솜다리5km]

내가 본 지상 최고 최대의 퍼포멘스, The best musician I have never seen of blues music in my life -James brown

[@J.B24]

I love that groove. I wish we still grooved like that.

[@narcodium]

And THAT ladies and gents is how the king of soul rolled

[@shawnstanton9291]

THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT PERIOD. MR. JAMES BROWN AND THE JB’S

[@titodunklin3199]

That audience didnt realize they were witnessing the legendary james brown

[@pleasedontmakemelate]

Uh, Yes I did. Best night of my life. James gave 111 percent. No one sat down for 4 hours. Yale Bowl, 1968, New Haven, CT. Cost of all that Soul was $3.50.

[@elvishabonimana8796]

@@pleasedontmakemelate Wow, how I wish! Please tell us more, what was the audience interaction?

[@pleasedontmakemelate]

Oh Yes We Did!!!!! You'd Have To be braindead not to know exactly what we were experiencing...we took it all in....every perfect funky note, dance move, James' very hip Process, how he carried himself, how the Famous Flames danced their asses off!! And the JB's, James' band never missed a note. James was also known for his infamous "Downbeat." Nobody ever told James what to do, and we loved him for it...He was born for greatness and nothing could stop him. This....Was an Epic night and yes, we felt so lucky seeing James at the top of his game!! James was already known worldwide as, "The hardest workin man in Show Business". A true Original.

[@pleasedontmakemelate]

@@elvishabonimana8796 Leaping out of our seats with 40,000 other James Brown Fans, dancin in their seats and aisles non-stop for 4 hours.....all for $3.50. Fabulous.

[@pleasedontmakemelate]

Sorry Tito, But you're insulting everyone who drove miles just to see James perform. Don't tell us we didn't know exactly what we were experiencing. We knew we were the lucky ones so grateful to get a seat. History in the making ......but that was James giving us 200% of himself on stage. So lucky to have seen James perform at the live TAMI production in London along with Barry Gordy's lineup of all the Motown great performers..James Nailed this performance with his band, The J.B.'s backing him up and the Flames dancing to keep up with James. Pity the band that had to follow James on stage.....See, Can't remember who they were. I miss him. His originality.. And Thanks to Amelio Castelo, Singer, Songwriter, producer, arranger and Founder of Tower of Power; all miss James, his dedication to be great and his love of performing for his audience, Amelio wrote a tribute to "The Godfather of Soul" by writing the song "Sometimes we all need a hit of James Brown." It's always in Tower of Power's Lineup.

[@TitanTrond]

Super classy dancing in the background, wow, mesmerizing!

[@MariaAparecida-nc5gu]

Pra mim o maior artista musical internacional que passou pela terra.

[@odellclark7185]

The greatest Entertainer ever, James Brown.

[@Joles0]

The female dancer was good dancer!!!!!!

[@Wally-H]

She was. I bet James knew how good she was at dancing in private, too.

[@lee-daniels]

They always sounded so tight.

[@deezmiddle1348]

God's Blessings through James Brown🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥King of Kings🎁Song , Dance,Lyrics Greatest performer that Graced the Earth's Foundation🎼🌚🎶🎵🎙️🎹🥁🌎😎🇨🇦🇺🇸🥇🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌝🌞🌛

[@Payne_Inc.]

We still love ya from the CSRA 🙏🏽✊🏽

[@freewill8395]

Only James can do an exit like that! That dead audience couldn't even comprehend what they were seeing 😂 🤣😂

[@sierria64]

MAN I WOULD HAVE BEEN GROOVING.BUT OF COURSE THE PEOPLE IN AUDIANCE DID NOT KNOW WTF WAS THIS

[@williamtaylor5193]

Well said man. Watching this audience look stiffer than a varnished eel, it makes me embarrassed to be white. Imagine how much harder it was for JB to perform to such a crowd. James was on another planet though. He couldn't care less. What a performer. What a talent.

[@donthomas2859]

Actually, the audience was whoopin it up in the applause at the end. I think they were diggin it!.... In their own kinda white way...

[@erichwilliams8136]

@@donthomas2859 That's how they wear. But when he was done watch out. It's ok to go alittle nuts.

[@tyroneprice6642]

James Brown was the number one performer in the 1960s soul session. He being introduced by Steve Allen on this show.

[@jimy0803]

Tyrone Price Nope, that was comedian Phil Silvers.

[@DOLPHIN1266]

Simply awesome!

[@stromsparenstattstromfahre9279]

Real god! Nothing compares to him!

[@yolandafonville2590]

There will never be another showman like this man. I hope I see him on the other side.

[@smoothnubian]

That was the baddest stage exit!!!

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

imo The best thing about youtube is the app to see kick-ass performances like this. A close second it reading the over-the-top comments, pro and con, written in absolute superlatives. They crackl me up.

[@rblechta]

Amazing footage! Thanks, Ike.

[@dels9443]

Not putting down MJ but what would you rather see the moon walk or that?!!? James Brown literally moon walked on 1 foot!!

[@ghanasoul]

Good damn question! Ha. I pick JB hands down.

[@kevinortiz602]

MJ's dance moves are not as impressive as JB's

[@ghanasoul]

@@kevinortiz602 hmmmm I cant say that. Their styles are VERY different. MJ moved like silk very smooth. JB broke his ass onstage.

[@kevinortiz602]

Very rehearsed choreos can't beat spontaneous and explosive moves

[@ghanasoul]

@@kevinortiz602 good argument. JB even said that in his book when talkin bout the Motown groups. They were too polished, too rehearsed.

[@barryshantz5573]

Bailey did the moonwalk in the 40's James Brown can moonwalk with one leg THE GREATEST

[@Wally-H]

It's actually called the backslide. 'Moonwalk' was a Michael Jackson corruption of the term.

[@sammydean9085]

thanks, haven't seen this since it was first broadcast.

[@troymackenzie1232]

Sammy Dean wow... you are lucky to have been there!

[@tracyskitchenandappalachia2954]

Perfectionist!

[@dezimiddleton5292]

All Time Greatest performances 🗽🌞🌎🎇

[@terrysmith1434]

THIS MAN CAME UP IN PURE POVERTY,SO WHEN YOU WITNESS HIS PERFORMANCES HE’S EXPRESSING WHAT HE’S LIVED,BY FAR, PEOPLE NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT, HE’S ACTUALLY TELLING YOU HIS LIFE’S JOURNEY THROUGH HIS FOOT WORK,BODY CARISMA, BORN IN THE EARLY 30’s THE GREAT PRESSION,HE WITNESSED SOME REAL HARD TIMES, HE SET A STANDARD FOR STAGE PER- FORMERS,JAMES BROWN A TRUE TRAIL BLASER,RIP.

[@rblechta]

Love the shots of the audience, just sitting there waiting for it all to be over…

[@domju4970]

Sensational, when he's leaving

[@Kassiusday]

DID YOU HEAR THAT so beautiful SECOND SONG !!!!!!!! So you all out there know now that JAMES BROWN COULD HAVE MADE ROMANTIC SONGS ... but he left that for other black fellows to PROMOTE THE unique FUNKY FUNK FUNKY SONG STYLE of JAMES BROWN !! 👍🏾MAKE IT FUNKY !!!🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 GOOD LORD ! I FEEL GOOD !! Thank you JAMES RIP !! Btw CAN YOU FEEL THE ENERGY OF THAT ARTIST !!! ????? There was a TIME ....

[@djmaxxsaint]

Drums are on fire! 🔥

[@Wally-H]

Jabo and Clyde - the greatest drum double-act in history.

[@jenniferboykin8695]

Still sounds out of sight in 2020, bring it Mr. Brown💥

[@ghanasoul]

I always felt JB should’ve just done a complete performance of “There Was a Time” that was the highlight of this clip!.

[@malcolmjosephmilliner705]

THE CRAY CRAY FROM BACK IN THE DAY, OL SCHOOL KING 🤴 OF COMEDY...THE ORIGINAL SARGENT BILCO, PHIL SILVERS HOST THIS AWESOME GIG...JAMES BROWN...AFRICA, MAKING SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING...SOUTHERN FUNK...THE HOOD GOODS...HUMANBEINGS ON THAT SHINE A MIGHT...SOUL POWER...A BLESSINGS TO HUMANITY...JAMES “FUNK BROTHER” BROWN...ECK LOVE ❤️

[@DJWOLFLIVE]

JB’s powerful song IF I RULLED THE WORLD I had played at my father’s memorial service back in July. That song was was definitely about his feelings about the world and if he rulled it. That song always bring tears to my eyes every time I hear it.

[@Jmellowv]

I watched that exit, at least ten times.

[@joeynighttrain1126]

Thank You! .. many times over, Mr. Dyson 🙏🏼❗️

[@calvinhaynes5781]

This guy was amazing!!!!!!!!

[@simmiewilliams5970]

You Tube will single-handily re educate our youth about our music Legacy.

[@0Imtheslime0]

That stage exit tho.. fucken class..

[@0Imtheslime0]

i mean.. fuck everything else. Who the hell can top that stage exit? no one. I seen that so many times and it gives me the chills..

[@joetgates]

I THOUGHT I was the only ONE! You said what I said.

[@renevaldez5717]

Man that's what I call funky drummers beat sounds bad ass.😎😎😎😎

[@McNary112]

54 years later I still haven’t seen anyone move like him… sheesh…

[@bone_thuggz6969]

The man danced around the corner and off the stage...........DAMN !!!! NUFF SAID.

[@MrKevinwbell]

8:40 to 8:58 is how I exited family court during my final divorce hearing.. because my ex-wife was awarded NOTHING!

[@kygirl257]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MrKevinwbell]

@Eddie Edwards 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cavaleermountaineer3839]

This is priceless.

[@LTKK]

Historical footage right here 🔥

[@kurtadams3021]

Super Bad brother

[@riccobarnes9746]

Fred Silverman was smile like, “Let’s see Elvis try that shit !” 😁

[@funkpill]

😄😄😄

[@mikehoffman3142]

That was Phil Silvers

[@bholaoates1542]

As already noted by the previous poster, that was comedic actor Phil Silvers, not Fred Silverman who was a big-time TV executive for many years. Johnny Carson used to joke about him on the Tonight Show back in the day. The Hollywood Palace was a weekly TV variety show that was on ABC if I remember correctly. Phil Silvers was a very funny guy and was the star of an absolutely hilarious sitcom called The Phil Silvers Show from 1955-59 in which he played Sergeant Bilko (some people think that's the name of the show). The show was centered around the antics of a crew of soldiers in a military motor pool. I love that show -- worth checking out if you can find it. They don't make 'em like that show anymore. Think I'll go have a look around youtube....

[@Esaw100]

Fantastic!

[@MonkeyElthas]

7:40 ,so amazing...JB,the best ever...

[@agvictorion1]

Magnífico Brown!

[@charleswilliams8248]

Uncle Brizz James Brown was great! Point blank period 😎