50 Years Ago, James Brown Took an Unlikely Stage: Rikers Island

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.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.Read MorePrisons and Prisoners, Pop and Rock Music, Rikers Island Prison Complex, Brown, James (1933-2006)

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