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Three Concert Films That Capture the Soul of James Brown
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Three Concert Films That Capture the Soul of James Brown

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Christopher Campbell
Aug 28, 2014
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Late in October of 1964, a crowd of teenagers gathered at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. They were there for a concert billed as “The Excitement, Entertainment and Music of Teenage America!” The venue was packed two nights with local high school kids who were given free tickets by the concert’s promoters. Everyone was screaming from the very first a…

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