I have listened to NPR long enough to know whenever they lead with a speech or song by a famous individual at the top of the hour, most likely that person has just died. Such was the case when at 5:00 AM on Christmas morning I awoke to the sound of one of James Brown's signature songs: "Papa's got a Brand New Bag," I knew prior to any confirmation that Brown had died.
Brown's death marks an end to an extraordinary...
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