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Get On Down With James Brown

Get On Down With James Brown

Everyday, we bring you the best thing we've seen on YouTube -- a great piece of archive footage, a music promo or a clip from one of our favourite movies of TV shows.

Today: Check out some early footage of the late great soul singer James Brown who passed away on Christmas day.

This footage shows Brown perform “Please Please Please” on 60s US TV show “Shindig!”

Check out the young man’s quiffage. Great hair

Its so far in, it’s out of sight as the Shindig presenter says at the start.

Check out James Brown strutting by clicking here now


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