Episodes
Making a Life for Myself
Rising from poverty and overcoming abuse in the Jim Crow South, James Brown secures a record deal, electrifies audiences, and breaks down racial barriers; propelling himself into stardom.
The Most Powerful Black Man in America
Aligning with the civil rights movement, James Brown becomes a cultural force by articulating community pride and political influence, ultimately hailed as the most important Black man in America.
Life in the Raw
Amidst financial pressures, record company politics, substance abuse, and personal struggles, James Brown found himself on a perilous path, colliding with the law and confronting the threat of revisiting prison.
Big As Big Can Be
As the godfather of a breakbeat that birthed hip-hop, James Brown's life serves as a crucial call for respect and dignity for Blackness and Black music in America.
Cast
James Brown
Self (archive footage)
Deanna Brown
Self - James Brown's Wife
Yamma Brown
Self - James Brown's Daughter
Bootsy Collins
Self
Chuck D
Self
Al Sharpton
Self
Questlove
Self
Mick Jagger
Self
LL Cool J
Self
Alan Leeds
Self
Crew
Bruce Resnikoff
Executive Producer
Richard Foster
Executive Producer
Robert Komadina
Co-Executive Producer
David Blackman
Executive Producer
Tariq Trotter
Executive Producer
Deborah Riley Draper
Story
Mari Keiko Gonzalez
Story
Charlie Cohen
Executive Producer
Sarah Haber
Producer
Madeline Post
Co-Executive Producer
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