On March 3, 1956 The Godfather of Soul, Mr. James Brown, released his first single “Please Please Please” on the Federal Label. The single would eventually reach number six on the R&B charts and 105 on the U.S. Pop charts. Brown would stay with Federal until signing with the King label in 1960.




so there was no local music in augusta before 1956?
Posted by Rich | March 10, 2009, 5:56 amAnd it said that exactly where in the article??
Posted by Guapo | March 10, 2009, 7:07 pmI think I expected the actual History of Augusta Music. I see now that He’s posting “Moments in Augusta’s Music History” which would probably be a more suitable title. my bad.
Posted by Rich | March 31, 2009, 4:39 am