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5457 Old Monroe Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211

When: February 1965

What: James Brown’s “Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag” is one of the first songs to epitomize the syncopated styling and wailing horn section his fans and future Hip-Hop generations would come to adore. Recorded in Charlotte, consider it the birth of funk.


In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s “It’s All Black Music” presents100 Rewarding Black Music Moments, sponsored by Southwest Airlines.

Each Black Music Moment is associated with an actual place that you can visit. During the month of June, check in to at least three of these places on Foursquare to unlock TheUrbanDaily’s exclusive “It’s All Black Music” Badge. Check out the locations and details on our Foursquare page!

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