No Longer Living in America

This week we have a very special “Dead Despot of the Week:” James Brown.

Now, stay with me on this one. As the Godfather of Soul, James Brown was a towering figure in the music business. In fact, he was known as the “Hardest Working Man in Show-Business.”

Now, I am not a scholar of the Mafia, but I do know that typically Godfathers have to commit a lot of murders on their way up. Just look at the movie.

When you figure in the “hardest working” reputation that he cultivated, and I have a feeling that the late Mr. Brown was a brutal figure that ruled the music scene with an iron fist. The fact that nobody will testify about it even after his death is a testament to the brutality of his reign.

Here is all the proof you need: Ray Parker Junior.

After the Ghostbusters’ theme song was a big hit, what did you hear from Mr. Jr.?
Nothing.

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For goodness sake they went to Bobby Brown for Ghostbusters II. Not only was this a demotion for Mr. Junior, it was installing another Brown into the franchise. Typical mob tactics: Nepotism and a possible savage beating.

And that is why the late James Brown is Swam Wisdom’s “Dead Despot of the Week.”