I started Michael years ago. I saw him in Gary, Indiana, and we'd have him on the talent shows. He kind of emulated me, and did the best he could.

Johnson was the one who convinced Brown to go to riot-torn inner cities in the wake of the King assassination Brown was a staunch Republican. Brown refused to listen and thus the album Live at the Apollo was released. On both recordings the tonal structure is bare bones.

James Joseph Brown (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006) was an American singer songwriter musician and recording artist. He is ranked seventh on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time. "
Brown died on Christmas Day 2006 from heart failure after becoming very ill two days earlier and being hospitalized for hours.