Papa's Got a Brand New Bag

Written and recorded by James Brown in 1965, this single reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent eight weeks at number one on the R&B charts, winning Brown his first Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording. Considered seminal in the emergence of funk music, the song consolidated Brown's rhythmic innovations with horn-heavy instrumentation and overwhelming emphasis on the first beat of each measure, and was Brown's first recording to feature guitarist Jimmy Nolen.