I saw them on tour and this was the concert. I was just a kid. I had never seen or heard anything like The James Brown Show. That first sax solo was by St.Clair Pickney. That is the sax player standing beside the trumpet in the first picture of the horn section. He had a white streak in the front of his hair. I thought that was soooo cool. They all looked super cool to me. As a kid I was in awe. My parents were police officers so they walked me all the way to the front of the crowd to the stage. There were 3 violinist, 3 tenor saxes, 1 sax player switched off and on from tenor to baritone sax. I counted 2 trumpet players and two trombone players, 3 drummers, 2 guitar players, two bass players, a hammond B3 organ, 3 dancers and there were other musicians standing at the back of the stage waiting for a chance to get on stage if James chose to do so. When the band took a break, one of the drummers started soloing as hard as he could. James stood there with his arm on his hip and when the drummer finished, James walked up to him and fired him right there on stage. I couldn't believe it. The stage was raised off of the floor about 4 feet so from where I was I could see everything. It changed my life to be honest. Ladies and Gentlemen !!!!!!!! It was SHOWTIME !!!!!!

I Wish There Was A Video For This!!!

Money Won't Change You!! Was the hit!!!

Where Are They Hiding All Of This Unreleased Material??? This Is Like A Breath Of Fresh Air!!! Great Find!!!

This is one of the greatest things ever!!! To have a COMPLETE show from 1966 .....it doesn't even make sense that this surfaces now and in such great audio quality..this really defies logic. Just fantastic stuff. Thanks for posting this and keep it coming.There is NEVER enough JB...

BLESS U SOUL ON TOP. THIS RARE AND HISTORICAL

This the greatest discovery of the day, we were in the midst of a C soul time capsule! Butane jams at its best

I thought I would never hear some of these songs live. Great concert!

The King of Soul raised me from childhood, leading me through music, dance, historical educational factors that are everlasting and within the eternal love of our ancestral spiritual essence and consciousness by which I have always found myself to gratefully accepting and thankful. Amen, peace and more love.

This is Treasure Island! Man this is priceless! I don't have words that can describe this gold mine of hits!!!!!! But we want more! GIMME SOME MORE!!!! ENCORE ENCORE ENCORE!!!!!!

Soul on top u did it! My man! U got 2b either a former affiliate with the JB conglomerate or connected some way with the estate. I appreciate this

Wow!!! The pictures alone are priceless. That last photo was a very young James Brown. I wish i had your sources. SOUL ON TOP!!! SOUL ON TOP!!!!!!

Excitement on every level, a kaleidoscope of images and personality in one man, one show. Some of the costumery was at once surprising, and even shocking in a good way. Lightning fast. costume changes too! That costumery and makeup even led the way for the ❤ Frankenstein -ish Herman Munster esque😮 GOTH look, so popularized much later on, even into the Punk Rock Era. Only JB could wear them Knife Blade straight legged pants and boots on top of that Goth look, eye shade to boot. It seems on some photos. What a true true legend the man was, and IS!

NAT JONES has got that 1966 band tight!!!I I can't get past "THE KING" That's the opening number on this show!!! That cut has always been tight since I was 11 years old when this came out on SMASH RECORDS !!!! BADDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow! This is an r&b all-star festival!

If You Pay Close Attention To Papa's Bag, He Was Using 3 Drummers At The Same Time! There's No Way 1 Cat Can Play All That!!!

Great rare stuff!. Nice 2 hear him on organ on this show too. Need a track listing. :)

Fantastic that you put this on KZfaq! I hope it really gets tons of views!

HAD to be one of the most exciting times in JB's career. That interim period of development, with some under documented material. Takes me baxk to them just before puberty days, when dogone near everything was smelling and looking good with a skirt on, but the innocence was still there. Also, it was a safe and sure bet that this was just far enough back to be an indispensible link to early soul, and the later stuff that JB had his finger on the pulse of. The California West Coast scene was SLAMMIN, and space/jet age James Brown was even getting his props on the silver screen. Those off the beaten path in between days are PRICELESS! A James Brown just young enough to be his rare, early self, about to hit the next phase. One last thing: 😁 that hard road 300 one-nighters a year fast lane lifestyle that he rap-talked about on decades later ' Livin' in America' had already been lived, and to its toll to some extent. He never let it show. It must have been s SUPER, up off the ground experience to have traveled and toured with his Troup during those days. Prince, Michael Jackson move on over one more time!😮

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i saw this show and it was great at the Akron Armory James Brown was awesome

wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I work out to this set. Thanks once again!!! Long live the king of showbizness, king of soul!!

This is a great concert. Hope you really get tons of views! I wish if the people that filmed him filmed this concert.But we gotta be thankful for even the sound!

This why he is the greatest of all time. Money wont change you. Give one artestv who can match this lease. Just 1.

The Godfather lost a fortune by not getting the rights to his shows for video recording. Some of these shows they are showing now are really hard to believe a group, I said a group, because James Brown was a Famous Fame before he became the leader. All of those cats had dance moves that were unmatched. To me the Temptations are the closest thing to them. And don't mention the band, the Godfather had not some of the best but the best musicians at that time. If you never got to see them perform live, well all I can say is that. You missed out on seeing not one of but the greatest entertainers that walked out on a stage. The GOATS.

NAT JONES THE BAND LEADER

My goodness this is my story

As promised, here is the set list! (1) 00:01 The King/Intro (2) 03:46 James Brown House Party (3) 06:43 Jabo (4) 14:08 More Soul (5) 17:35 Hold It (6) 20:55 James Brown Intro (7) 22:25 The King (8) 25:38 Fat Bag (9) 28:18 Every Beat Of My Heart (10)33:41 Wade In The Water (11) 39:31 Let’s Go Get Stoned (12) 43:05 Our Day Will Come (13) 46:54 Devil’s Den (Devil’s Hideaway) (14) 52:29 Headache (15) 56:49 Night Train/comedy routine (16) 1:06:13 Showtime intro for opening acts (17) 1:06:50 Money Won’t Change You (boy dancing on stage) (18) 1:10:29 Fat Bag (reprise) (19) 1:11:57 Bo Diddley (20) 1:13:36 Intro Baby Lloyd Ain’t Too Proud To Beg (21) 1:16:19 You’ve Got My Mind Messed Up (22) 1:18:35 Land Of 1000 Dances (23) 1:21:26 Intro The Jewels Cool Jerk (24) 1:24:50 This Is My Story (25) 1:27:40 Something’s Got A Hold On Me (26) 1:32:16 car giveaway (27) 1:35:46 JAMES BROWN STAR TIME INTRO/The King (reprise) (28) 1:37:50 Money Won’t Change You (29) 1:42:03 Try Me (30) 1:44:33 Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag (31) 1:50:07 Prisoner Of Love (32) 1:55:10 Maybe The Last Time (33) 1:59:23 I Feel Good (34) 2:02:09 James Brown thanks speech (35) 2:04:25 It’s A Man’s World (36) 2:13:24 Lost Someone (37) 2:16:06 It’s A Man’s World(continued) (38) 2:16:59 When A Man Loves A Woman (39) 2:17:41 It’s A Man’s World (continued) (40) 2:18:18 Please Please Please (41) 2:25:29 Money Won’t Change You

Great show! Among the best available from the 60's, and the longest for sure. How did this tape come to be? Was this broadcast? Was it intended for a possible live album? It sounds broader than a soundboard, but I've been wrong before.

This, too, is another fabulous show! Thanks for posting...btw, would you be posting the Tampa concert, also from 1966 soon?

I know all the songs except the song beginning @14:08. Anyone know the title of that song?

what year was one of the last pics at end of video of him in white dancing? What year do you think?

Land of 1000 Dances proves that James had been influenced by Wilson Pickett's style of singing, or was that the other way around?

James Brown House Party ....also known as Mashed Potatoes U.S.A

Butane James

Nat Jones Was A Horrible Announcer. I Was Glad When Danny Ray Took Over!