On May 3 — the day James Brown would have celebrated his 83rd birthday — we look at the origin of just one tool in this showman’s dazzling belt: the cape routine.

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James Brown checked out on Christmas Day, when silence blankets American cities. But in Chicago, the Golden Apple was open. The hardest working Greek diner near Wrigley Field never closes. The ...

Brown, who died in 2006, delighted crowds with his cape routine,which involved the show's emcee draping Brown with a cape as he feigned exhaustion, only for him to toss it off and return to the ...

Rev. Al Sharpton tweeted of Ray, “Saddened to get the call that Danny Ray, famed MC and cape man for James Brown, died at 85 years old. He was like an Uncle to me as I traveled the world years ...

“I kinda stole this from James Brown," a Patriots star said when describing his impressive suit at the 2025 Met Gala. Skip to Article. ... He was famous for his “cape routine, ...

Brown wore the red sequined cape at various concerts during the 1960s and 1970s, and it was draped over his open casket at his funeral in December 2006. The custom-made boots were worn on stage ...

Brown wore the red sequined cape at various concerts during the 1960s and 1970s, and it was draped over his open casket at his funeral in December 2006. The custom-made boots were worn on stage ...

James Brown: Say It Loud is a new four-part docuseries for A&E about the unlikely rise, the resulting stardom he worked so hard for, and the lasting legacy of “The Godfather of Soul,” “The ...

Ray was part of Brown’s cape routine for 45 years, assisting him on the song “Please, Please, Please.” The Godfather of Soul would collapse in a paroxysm of feigned grief during the song ...