Monthly Archives: October 2003

Producer and director Jeremy Marre spoke to AMERICAN MASTERS about the making of the film and what he wanted it to reveal about this legendary artist. Q: Why did you select James Brown as the subject for your film? Jeremy Marre: I don't know exactly ...

"As I always said, if people wanted to know who James Brown is, all they have to do is listen to my music." "The Hardest-Working Man in Show Business," "Soul Brother Number One," "the Godfather of Soul," "the Minister of New New Super Heavy Funk" ...

"There was one thing he wanted to do. He didn’t worry about anything else -- as long as he could play that horn." - Jay McShann At age eleven, he had just begun to play the saxophone. At age twenty he was leading a revolution ...