Ray's death was announced on Wednesday by the James Brown Estate. Describing him in a statement as "the legendary emcee and cape man for James Brown," the statement called Ray "the second hardest ...

“Funk, and Black.” The Gist: “What’s undeniable, and consistently so in James Brown’s presentation of self, is that he’s a Black man,” Morehouse College psychology professor Dr ...

“James Brown always leaned into the social tip ... valet, costumer and “cape man.” For more than 45 years, Ray would rush on stage to wrap Brown in one of his trademark capes when ...

At one point, they re-created Brown's cape stunt from The T.A.M.I. Show before Murphy shed the robe and got in the water. Fans also got a taste of his James Brown ... Brown's hype man Bobby ...

James Brown ... in the Black church, Brown started out singing in gospel quartets. As the "Godfather of Soul," he transmuted gospel into secular music centered in the emotional conduit of the soul ...

He was on the cover of Look, and it said, “Is James Brown the most important black man in America?” I was fascinated by that question, and I wanted to see if I could answer that in my work ...