Who did James Brown borrow the microphone stand kick from and does he use it often in concert?

That is does Prince use it often?

i'm not sure that JB borrowed it from anyone, but i think prince really "perfected" the move around the time of the SOTT tour...i haven't seen him bust a good mic stand move in quite a while.

Anxiety said:

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The rumor use to be that JB stole from Joe Tex or Solomon Burke.

laurarichardson said:

He "stole" the mic thing from Joe Tex and the cape thing from Solomon Burke.

It's all in Sweet Soul Music -- excellent book. There's a very good anecdote (tale?) from Burke about getting invited to "sing" on stage with JB, but all Brown wanted was for Burke to surrender is royal look to him.

Aerogram said:[quote] It's all in Sweet Soul Music -- excellent book.[quote]
..although I always forget the author's first name. I know the last name is Garaulnik. David? Peter? I also read Last Train To Memphis, one of two Garaulnik Elvis books. Like SSM, it was an entertaining, detailed and informative read. I heard his other books are also wonderful. Good call, Aerogram.