Best Of Live At The Apollo: 50Th Anniversary

Two music icons, James Brown and the Apollo Theatre, both steeped in rich history and community, bringing out the best in each other: That's what you'll hear on the brand-new collection, JAMES BROWN - Best Of Live At The Apollo: 50th Anniversary, a unique album celebrating 50 years since the release of Brown's 1963 classic album Live at The Apollo, and showcasing his many great performances recorded there. Brown first arrived at the Apollo in April 1959 as an opening act for Little Willie John, though he wouldn't be an opener for long. The Hardest Working Man In Show Business would play the Apollo Theatre every year through 1974, and would return when the theatre reopened its doors, with Brown ultimately playing there more than 600 times.

JAMES BROWN - Best Of Live At The Apollo: 50th Anniversary showcases 12 tracks from Brown's three landmark albums recorded at the historic building: Live At the Apollo (recorded 1962, released 1963), Live At The Apollo Vol. II (recorded 1967, released 1968), and Revolution Of The Mind: Recorded Live At The Apollo Vol. III (recorded and released 1971), and includes two unreleased tracks taken from the live album Get Down At The Apollo with The J.B.'s: Live At The Apollo Vol. IV. The latter was recorded September 1972, but was ultimately never released.