I also attended a couple Motown Reviews and went to the James Brown 1968 concert at, I think, Masonic Auditorium. Just me and my and my buddies - Dale Taylor, Dan Gebauer, Dale's older sister and her friend - and I think we were the only white people there. I remember signing along to "Say It Loud (I'm Black & I'm Proud)" and all of us shouting out the refrain "Say It Right, I'm White and Out-a-site!" The other fans there thought we were hilarious and everyone had a blast. James' band cooked like nothing else you can imagine.
In 1976 my friend Ron Blackwell and I got escorted out of the Dearborn Hyatt Regency nightclub during a James Brown concert. He and the kickass super tight band were stomping out "Get Up Offa That Thang - Shake Till You Feel Better!" and since there was no dance floor Ron, me, and our dates pushed a couple tables aside and started dancing.
Say, anyone remember Artist's Music Centers' "Battle of the Bands"? Lots of blue eyed soul boys up on that stage except the damn Woolies seemed to win every time!
In 1976 my friend Ron Blackwell and I got escorted out of the Dearborn Hyatt Regency nightclub during a James Brown concert. He and the kickass super tight band were stomping out "Get Up Offa That Thang - Shake Till You Feel Better!" and since there was no dance floor Ron, me, and our dates pushed a couple tables aside and started dancing.
Say, anyone remember Artist's Music Centers' "Battle of the Bands"? Lots of blue eyed soul boys up on that stage except the damn Woolies seemed to win every time!