James Brown: Say It Loud

  • Documentary
2/19/2024
170
TV-PG

Storyline

Traces the incredible trajectory of Brown’s life and career from a 7th grade drop-out arrested and jailed at the age of 16 for breaking into a car in the Jim Crow-era South, to an entertainment legend whose groundbreaking talent and unique perspective catapulted him to become a cultural force.

Director:
Deborah Riley Draper
  • 1970s
  • drug addiction
  • american dream
  • comeback
  • rags to riches
  • rhythm and blues (r&b)
  • hairstyle
  • racial segregation
  • music history
  • perfectionist
  • live music
  • 1960s
  • racist stereotype
  • funk music
  • african american history
  • soul music
  • triumph over adversity
  • life and career
  • american music
  • black power
  • history and legacy
  • black american
  • role model
  • innovator

Videos

Cast

  • James Brown
    Self (archive footage)
  • Deanna Brown
    Self - James Brown's Wife
  • Yamma Brown
    Self - James Brown's Daughter
  • Bootsy Collins
    Self
  • Chuck D
    Self
  • Al Sharpton
    Self
  • Questlove
    Self
  • Mick Jagger
    Self
  • LL Cool J
    Self
  • Alan Leeds
    Self
  • Jason King
    Self
  • Christian McBride
    Self
  • Jeffrey Harleston
    Self
  • Ras Baraka
    Self
  • Jimmy Jam
    Self
  • Terry Lewis
    Self

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