On this day in 1974 {August 18th} “Papa Don’t Take No Mess (Part 1)” by
James Brown entered Billboard’s Hot Top 100 chart at position #86; and on
September 22nd, 1974 it peaked at #31 {for 1 week} and spent 11 weeks on
the Top 100…
And on October 6th, 1974 it reached #1 {for 1 week} on Billboard’s R&B
Singles chart {his two preceding releases also peaked at #1 on the R&B
chart; “The Payback, Pt. 1” and “My Thang – Pt. 1″…
Nine years earlier in 1965 his other ‘Papa’ record also reached #1 on the
R&B chart; “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag – Pt. 1” stayed in the top spot for
8 weeks…
R.I.P. James Joseph Brown, Jr. {May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006} and Donald
Cortez ‘Don’ Cornelius {September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012}…
Listened to these jams at the Fresno Relays back in the 70s. Our Radio DJ
Woody Miller, owner and operator of KLIP 1220 AM Soul Radio never let us
down.
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Was that his daughter with the same outfit ? That was nice she was
dancing !
…° I LOVE THE MUSIC OF…_JAMES BROWN…
Who is the background singing lady? Martha High?
Hey there now,
On this day in 1974 {August 18th} “Papa Don’t Take No Mess (Part 1)” by
James Brown entered Billboard’s Hot Top 100 chart at position #86; and on
September 22nd, 1974 it peaked at #31 {for 1 week} and spent 11 weeks on
the Top 100…
And on October 6th, 1974 it reached #1 {for 1 week} on Billboard’s R&B
Singles chart {his two preceding releases also peaked at #1 on the R&B
chart; “The Payback, Pt. 1” and “My Thang – Pt. 1″…
Nine years earlier in 1965 his other ‘Papa’ record also reached #1 on the
R&B chart; “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag – Pt. 1” stayed in the top spot for
8 weeks…
R.I.P. James Joseph Brown, Jr. {May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006} and Donald
Cortez ‘Don’ Cornelius {September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012}…
Soul brother number 1!!
Listened to these jams at the Fresno Relays back in the 70s. Our Radio DJ
Woody Miller, owner and operator of KLIP 1220 AM Soul Radio never let us
down.
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