The story of how the Godfather of Soul ended up performing at the New York jail involves a dogged Board of Correction employee who knitted her way to the musician’s attention.
Source: New York Times
50 Years Ago, James Brown Took an Unlikely Stage: Rikers Island
Published in Brown, James (1933-2006), Pop and Rock Music, Prisons and Prisoners and Rikers Island Prison Complex
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