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James Brown: No one in the audience seemed to even be aware of who the soul singer was
James Brown: No one in the audience seemed to even be aware of who the soul singer was

James Brown: No one in the audience seemed to even be aware of who the soul singer was

Date8/5/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: James Brown: No one in the audience seemed to even be aware of who the soul singer was.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0034795F
      Soul-Singer James Brown
      Soul-Singer James Brown
      Brown, James, 1933-2006
      4/7/1968
      Soul singer James Brown. He wants to take things easier for a while
      Soul singer James Brown. He wants to take things easier for a while
      Brown, James, 1933-2006
      5/19/1974
      Soul singer James Brown. Not a mention of Martin Luther King
      Soul singer James Brown. Not a mention of Martin Luther King
      Brown, James, 1933-2006
      4/7/1968
      Playing the crowd: Paul Young has charisma, but the audience seems more aware of it than he is, says reviewer Stephen Ostick of the singer's concert at Maple Leaf Gardens last night
      Playing the crowd: Paul Young has charisma, but the audience seems more aware of it than he is, says reviewer Stephen Ostick of the singer's concert at Maple Leaf Gardens last night
      Slaughter, Mike
      10/21/1985
      On the road 300 days a year, soul singer Jimmy Brown is beginning to run down, according to Star writer Peter Harris, who takes exception to Brown's g(...)
      On the road 300 days a year, soul singer Jimmy Brown is beginning to run down, according to Star writer Peter Harris, who takes exception to Brown's g(...)
      Brown, James, 1933-2006
      11/19/1967
      Roberta meets our symphony. Soul singer Roberta Flack made sweet music with the Toronto Symphony at Ontario Place last night. One fan even presented h(...)
      Roberta meets our symphony. Soul singer Roberta Flack made sweet music with the Toronto Symphony at Ontario Place last night. One fan even presented h(...)
      Faught, Ken
      7/16/1984
      Bursting with song, James Brown ran together a seamless stretch of soul music last night in Maple Leaf Gardens, crying and whispering and hollering an(...)
      Bursting with song, James Brown ran together a seamless stretch of soul music last night in Maple Leaf Gardens, crying and whispering and hollering an(...)
      Brown, James, 1933-2006
      11/15/1968
      Bruce force from Australia: Midnight Oil lead singer Peter Garrett was determind to get his message across to an audience that seemed blithely disinterested, reviewer Craig MacInnis says
      Bruce force from Australia: Midnight Oil lead singer Peter Garrett was determind to get his message across to an audience that seemed blithely disinterested, reviewer Craig MacInnis says
      Midnight Oil (Musical group)
      7/28/1985
      A journey with Jeffrey, California singer Jeffrey Osborne took his audience on a tour through his early nightclub gigs, to h is lengthy stint with the soul band LTD, to his four solo albums
      A journey with Jeffrey, California singer Jeffrey Osborne took his audience on a tour through his early nightclub gigs, to h is lengthy stint with the soul band LTD, to his four solo albums
      Faught, Ken
      9/16/1986
      Wayne Cochran, the six-foot-one, Beefy soul singer with boufant hairstyle
      Wayne Cochran, the six-foot-one, Beefy soul singer with boufant hairstyle
      Cochran, Wayne, 1939-
      6/20/1967
      Wayne Cochrane, the six-foor-one beefly soul-singer had the crowd tittering with his bouffant hairstyle - until he began to wiggle. He looked like Gor(...)
      Wayne Cochrane, the six-foor-one beefly soul-singer had the crowd tittering with his bouffant hairstyle - until he began to wiggle. He looked like Gor(...)
      Cochran, Wayne, 1939-
      6/19/1967
      Grown-Up soul singer: Mick Hucknall's solo version of 'Holding Back The Years', Simply Red's one North American success, scored a direct emotional hit last night
      Grown-Up soul singer: Mick Hucknall's solo version of 'Holding Back The Years', Simply Red's one North American success, scored a direct emotional hit last night
      Mahler, John
      4/11/1989