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Originally Posted by bbc quote posted by milo
James Brown was an irrelevance to British culture and entertainment.Most people I know say "who was he?"
The BBC and Sky are both headlining with his death as though we should almost be planning a state funeral. A poor singer and representative of declining values.
Mark Rookes, Ely
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I was never the biggest James Brown fan but the idea that most people wouldn't know who he was seems a bit unlikely.
Having said that, I was interested that the James Brown story was the top story on the BBC website for quite a while over the British raid in Basra (which now seems to be top).