James Brown: Mr Dynamite
Documentary tracing James Brown's career pioneering the journey from R&B to funk as he escaped his impoverished southern roots to become the biggest name in soul music.
Pioneering the journey from rhythm and blues to funk, James Brown forever changed the face of American music. Mr Dynamite follows the story of Brown as he escaped his impoverished southern roots to become the biggest name in soul music and one of the most important music talents of the 20th century.
This captivating film utilises never-before-seen concert footage, interviews with Brown from a variety of sources and recent insights from band members and others who knew the singer to tell the remarkable story of the supremely gifted and enormously influential American musical icon. Mick Jagger is among those who recall his magnetic showmanship - first catching Brown's act from the balcony of the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, only to have Brown steal the spotlight when they performed on the same Los Angeles television show.
Beyond musical talent, the film documents how Brown played a pivotal role in the civil rights movement, whilst later endorsing Richard Nixon, whose politics chimed with his own entrepreneurship.
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James Brown
Soul Power
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James Brown
Georgia on My Mind
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James Brown
Get Up (I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine)
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Something's Got a Hold of Me
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Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head So Hard?)
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Louis Jordan
Choo Choo Ch Boogie
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The Mooch
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James Brown
Shotgun
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James Brown
Why (Am I Treated So Bad)
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James Brown
Whole Lotta Shakin聮 Goin聮 On
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James Brown
Night Train
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James Brown
Please, Please, Please
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James Brown
Try Me
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James Brown
The Scratch
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James Brown
Think
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James Brown
Lost Someone
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James Brown
I Found Someone to Love Me
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James Brown
I聮ll Go Crazy
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James Brown
In the Wee Wee Hours (Of the Night)
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Gerry and the Pacemakers
How Do You Do It?
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Jan & Dean
Here They Come from All Over the World
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The Beach Boys
I Get Around
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James Brown
Out of Sight
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James Brown
Please, Please, Please
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James Brown
Night Train
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The Rolling Stones
It's All Over Now
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The Jewels
Opportunity
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James Brown
The Sidewinder
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James Brown
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
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Bobby 鈥淏lue鈥 Bland
Turn On Your Love Light
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James Brown
Kansas City
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James Brown
I Got You (I Feel Good)
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James Brown & Bobby Byrd
You聮ve Got to Change Your Mind
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James Brown
Somethin' Else
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James Brown
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
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James Brown
I Got You (I Feel Good)
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James Brown
Ain聮t That a Groove
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James Brown
Please, Please, Please
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James Brown
This Is a Man聮s World
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James Brown
I Got You (I Feel Good)
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James Brown
Tighten Up
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James Brown
My Girl
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James Brown
Cold Sweat
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James Brown
Get It Together
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James Brown
Infatuation
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James Brown
There Was a Time
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James Brown
If I Ruled the World
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James Brown
Top of the Stack
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James Brown
I Cant Stand It (When You Touch Me)
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James Brown
Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)
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James Brown
I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing
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James Brown
Give It Up or Turnit a Loose
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James Brown
Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine
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James Brown
An't It Funny Now
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James Brown
Goodbye My Love
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James Brown
Get on the Good Foot
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James Brown
Dirty Harri
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James Brown
Payback
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Prince & The Revolution
Kiss
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James Brown
Funky Drummer
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Public Enemy
Bring the Noise
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搁耻苍鈥怐.惭.颁.
Run's House
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Dr. Dre
Let Me Hide
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James Brown
It's a New Day
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James Brown
Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved
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Public Enemy
Fight the Power
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The J.B.鈥檚
Hot Pants Road
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James Brown
If I Lose My Mind
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