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December 26, 2006
R.I.P. Godfather
I had planned on heading up to Waterbury Wednesday night to see James Brown, but as you have probably heard, he passed away this week.
While I can't say I'm a huge fan of The Godfather of Soul, I was curious to see "the hardest working man in show business" do his thing at a great venue like The Palace Theater. It just goes to show you that you should see these national treasures before its too late.
I've been good about that in the past, making sure I caught concerts by Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley, as well as B.B. King and countless other aged bluesmen. Still, it's the shows I didn't see that leave me sad that I missed out.
One that pops immediately to mind is Johnny Cash at Toad's Place. Imagine seeing The Man in Black playing at a rock club in New Haven. I've seen a lot of great events at Toad's, but every time I go there I see the large portrait of Cash on the wall and regret not going to that show. Same with Stevie Ray Vaughn, although I was just really getting into him when he died in that helicopter crash.
Anyway, if you already purchased tickets for Wednesday night's James Brown concert, refunds are available by calling the Palace at 755-4700. If you bought them online, you should be getting an e-mail from www.tickets.com regarding your refund.
Posted by Sean on December 26, 2006 4:38 PM
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I was there when the Godfather of Soul performed at the Klein Auditorium in the late 80s. An amazing performer who left a huge mark on popular music.
Posted by: marille at December 27, 2006 11:41 AM
