{"id":28801,"date":"2024-02-16T15:05:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T15:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/never-before-released-song-from-james-brown-released-ahead-of-ae-documentary\/"},"modified":"2024-02-16T15:05:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T15:05:33","slug":"never-before-released-song-from-james-brown-released-ahead-of-ae-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/never-before-released-song-from-james-brown-released-ahead-of-ae-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Never-before-released song from James Brown released ahead of A&amp;E documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-02-16\/M_JamesBrownWeGotToChange_021624.jpg\" alt=\"\"><figcaption>Republic\/UMe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>James Brown<\/strong>\u00a0passed away in 2006, but fans are now getting to hear a never-before-heard recording from the Godfather of Soul.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The previously unreleased tune, \u201cWe Got to Change,\u201d features Brown\u2019s band the\u00a0<strong>J.B.\u2019s<\/strong>, with\u00a0<strong>William \u201cBootsy\u201d Collins\u00a0<\/strong>on bass,\u00a0<strong>Phelps \u201cCatfish\u201d Collins\u00a0<\/strong>on guitar and<strong>\u00a0\u201cFunky Drummer\u201d Clyde Stubblefield.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cJames Brown always leaned into the social tip,\u201d Bootsy shares of the song&#8217;s themes. \u201cHe always was trying to keep the youngsters informed and the people informed on what\u2019s going on.&#8221; He adds, &#8220;The new breed was coming in and certain things were going out. He loved to inform people on what was coming and what was going to be because he felt like he was part of it, and he was.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The song was recorded August 16, 1970, at Miami\u2019s Criteria Studios, and also features Brown\u2019s longtime musical comrade\u00a0<strong>Bobby Byrd<\/strong>\u00a0on the chorus.<\/p>\n<p>You can listen to \u201cWe Got to Change\u201d now via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jamesbrown.lnk.to\/WeGotToChange\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">digital outlets<\/a>\u00a0and on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fqpVk8GAG0o\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe Got to Change\u201d is part of a three-track EP which is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jamesbrown.lnk.to\/WeGotToChange\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">available now<\/a>. The release comes ahead of the new two-night James Brown A&amp;E documentary,\u00a0<em>James Brown: Say It Loud<\/em>, executive produced by\u00a0<strong>Mick Jagger<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Questlove<\/strong>. It airs February 19-20.<\/p>\n<p><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fqpVk8GAG0o\" title=\"We Got To Change\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republic\/UMe James Brown\u00a0passed away in 2006, but fans are now getting to hear a never-before-heard recording from the Godfather of Soul.\u00a0 The previously unreleased tune, \u201cWe Got to Change,\u201d features Brown\u2019s band the\u00a0J.B.\u2019s, with\u00a0William \u201cBootsy\u201d Collins\u00a0on bass,\u00a0Phelps \u201cCatfish\u201d Collins\u00a0on guitar and\u00a0\u201cFunky Drummer\u201d Clyde Stubblefield. \u201cJames Brown always leaned into the<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/never-before-released-song-from-james-brown-released-ahead-of-ae-documentary\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,4,47,48],"tags":[7,134,317,114,315,316,142,106],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.1 - 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