Ray introduced his old friend the only way he knew how.

for other R&B acts, including the Original James Brown Band, which continued to tour after the singerРІР‚в„ўs death, on Christmas Day 2006.Р”Р„t his funeral, Mr. This concert became known as The Night James Brown Saved Boston Video transcript: Instrumental Music James Brown: Lets give the drummer some. King and was instrumental in keeping the peace on the streets of Boston. He eventually got clean and worked as an M.C. James Brown consoled his mourning audience, dedicated the show to the memory of Dr. Ray struggled as well along with his own addiction problems, he was forced in the 1980s to sell his house to cover federal and state tax liens. He managed the singerРІР‚в„ўs rotating cadre of girlfriends and later tried to shield him from tax collectors and nosy friends while he struggled with drug addiction. Brown even while offstage, going so far as to move with him from New York to Augusta in the early 1970s. Ray is survived by a brother, Richard, and three sisters, Leila Brumfield, Barbara Jean Ray and Lucy Earth. РІР‚СљAre you ready for Jaaaaaames Brown? Because right now, it is star time!РІР‚СњР”В«y the 1980s, he had added a call and response, leading the crowd in calling for РІР‚СљJames Brown! James Brown! James Brown!РІР‚Сњ until the singer came bursting forth from the wings. РІР‚СљAre you ready to get dooooooown?РІР‚Сњ he would ask the crowd. РІР‚СљHow you bring it, how you present it, itРІР‚в„ўs all about the look.РІР‚Сњ BrownРІР‚в„ўs son Daryl for his book РІР‚СљMy Father the GodfatherРІР‚Сњ (2014). РІР‚СљFrom the moment people look at the stage, they are looking at everything, from head to toe,РІР‚Сњ he told Mr. He tended to the minute details of the bandРІР‚в„ўs tailoring, down to his insistence that their jackets have no pockets, lest they leave unsightly lines in the fabric. He made sure the backup singers were on time, their shoes polished and their pompadours coifed. Ray was easily the second: When he wasnРІР‚в„ўt running the show for the audience, he was managing it backstage, overseeing the sprawling Brown entourage with military precision. Brown performed almost nonstop for the next four decades, earning the title РІР‚Сљthe hardest-working man in show business.РІР‚Сњ Mr. Brown onstage that night was the worst decision the band had ever made. The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards later said that agreeing to follow Mr. Brown from the R&B circuit to sold-out arenas almost overnight.

RayРІР‚в„ўs routine as its climax, was released in theaters at the end of 1964, and it vaulted Mr.

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