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A look at the career of musician James Brown, beginning with his first hit song, "Please, Please, Please," in 1956.

Primary Title
  • Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 29 December 2016
Release Year
  • 2014
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 25
Duration
  • 115:00
Channel
  • Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • A look at the career of musician James Brown, beginning with his first hit song, "Please, Please, Please," in 1956.
Classification
  • PGR
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Brown, James--1933-2006
  • Brown, James--1933-2006--Interviews
  • Soul musicians--United States--Biography
  • Soul music
  • Feature films
Genres
  • Documentary
  • Music
Contributors
  • Alex Gibney (Director)
  • Alex Gibney (Writer)
  • Jagged Films (Production unit)
  • Inaudible Films (Production unit)
Subjects
  • Brown, James--1933-2006
  • Brown, James--1933-2006--Interviews
  • Soul musicians--United States--Biography
  • Soul music
  • Feature films