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James Brown Brings Scandalous Soul to the Opry

In 1979, James Brown stunned the music world with a set at the Grand Old Opry. Confessing his lifelong love of country, JB quipped “Country music really is just the white man’s blues.”
 

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Author Ric StewartPosted on 06/08/2018Categories BlogTags Blues, Country, James Brown, Opry, Rolling Stone, soul

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