James Brown...The Super Bad, Mr. Dynamite of All Legacies, Pt. 3 (1975-2006)

In which the Curmudgeons follow James Brown into his disco-era slump and his triumphant return to the top of the charts with the shining monument that was "Living in America." We also cover Brown's troubling descent into drug addiction and criminal behavior, which in 1988 culminated with a 2-year-plus prison sentence. There also are sordid allegations of violence against women we must address.    Read a remarkable investigative report on Brown, his third wife Adrienne Rodriguez, and one of his accusers we discuss in the episode here: https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2019/02/us/james-brown-death-questions/index.html     Buy R.J. Smith's "The One: The Life and Music of James Brown" here: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-one-the-life-and-music-of-james-brown_rj-smith/385831/#edition=6518845&idiq=1367703   Here is a handy navigation companion for this episode   (0:54 - 3:15) - Arturo sets the parameters for the episode   (05:09 - 16:50) - The Parallel Universe: Reviews of new music from Flo Milli and Tinariwen   (17:49 - 36:10) - We discuss James Brown's disco daze and his appearances in "The Blues Brothers" and "Rocky IV" that triggered a late-stage comeback    (37:42 - 01:04:00) - We discuss Brown's criminal entanglements and allegations of physical and sexual abuse of women in detail   Join our Curmudgeonly Community today! facebook.com/groups/curmudgeonrock   Hosted on Podbean! curmudgeonrock.podbean.com   Subscribe to our show on these platforms: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-curmudgeon-rock-report/id1551808911   https://open.spotify.com/show/4q7bHKIROH98o0vJbXLamB?si=5ffbdc04d6d44ecb   https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80M