1815: "James Brown - Live at the Apollo, 1962"

Interesting Things with JC #1815: "James Brown - Live at the Apollo, 1962" — James Brown spent $5,700 of his own money recording a concert his record company didn't want. On October 24, 1962, he took the stage at Harlem's Apollo Theater, backed by performers whose contributions would go uncredited on the original album. What followed challenged the industry's assumptions about live recordings.