June 18 – July 26, 2012
July 4 – 6, 2012 Holiday Weekend (No Class)
Jam Session July 27 10am – Noon
J.A.M.Pcert July 27, 2012 TBA
Whitney Houston Rest In Peace!
Mr. Don Cornelius! Rest in Love, Peace and Sooooooul!
The Legend Of James Brown In The Bay Area
Written by Story: George Livingston Jr. Posters: Livingston/Robinson Illustration: Deborah Yanez
In the early 1960s my cousin Ronnie Branch was reading the names of Posters in our garage on 15th street in Richmond. Ronnie was calling: Big Joe Turner, B. B. King, Etta James, Bobby Blue Bland, The Ike & Tina Turner Revue, James Brown and The Famous Flames. These Posters were displayed in our garage by my father. A few years later our family was visiting our relatives in Los Angeles. My cousin Willease had some pictures of the current recording artist on the wall. The one that stood out was James Brown who she saw perform at the 54 Ballroom. Me looking at that picture James Brown looked so cool with his hair processed, white shirt & bowtie!
I heard the record Oh Baby Don’t You Weep which was gospel oriented with his piercing screams and background harmonies of The Famous Flames. On the James Brown album Showtime he was pouring out so much sweat that manifested the stage excitement of the man who would known as: The Explosive Mr. Dynamite.
Deanna Brown-Thomas appeared “Live” from the NAMM SHOW from Anaheim, CA on Friday, January 20, 2012
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Maze featuring Frankie Beverly shares well wishes!
I am so very proud of my BFF Deanna Brown -Thomas (Daughter of The Late "God-Father of Soul", James Brown) who was recently named by the Augusta Chronicle Newspaper (Augusta, Georgia) as one of the individuals Augusta should watch in the next decade.
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Foundation Gives in NYC
JB Toy Giveaway 2011 *Thank You CSRA!!* The Brown Family
Hundreds receive gifts at annual James Brown giveaway
Click Here to view more photos. "Children’s eyes grew big and bright at the annual James Brown Toy Giveaway on Monday morning. More than 600 received presents, some hugging their soft teddy bears or taking bikes for a test spin around the James Brown Arena floor."
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James Brown Toy Give- NYC
James Brown Family Children Foundation Brings Holiday Cheer to Harlem
"Deanna Brown-Thomas, President of the James Brown Family Children Foundation continued the legacy of her father James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) on December 21, 2011 by conducting a holiday party for the children from the Drew Hamilton Learning Center andDunlevy Milbank Campus."
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The 2011 James Brown Turkey Giveaway
Were you spotted at the Annual James Brown Turkey Giveaway?
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Giving is our mission. Helping is our service. Growing up "Brown" we learned the importance of never forgetting those who are less fortunate. There is always room to help somone thru service.After a tornado storm hit Beech Island, SC, where Mr. Brown resided for more than 30 years, in April of 2009 people in the area were devastated. The storm demolished homes and businesses. Even the local fire department was destroyed. The Brown Family Foundation donated bedding, bath and kitchen items to help the families effected start rebuilding their lives back.
