James Brown: Say It Loud Making a Life for Myself (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary, Music

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James Brown: Say It Loud

Making a Life for Myself (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Documentary, Music

Rising from poverty and overcoming abuse in the Jim Crow South, James Brown secures a record deal, electrifies audiences, and breaks down racial barriers; propelling himself into stardom.

Director

Deborah Riley Draper

Writers

Mari Keiko Gonzalez (story by) | Deborah Riley Draper (story by)

Producer

Sarah Haber

Composer

Kurt Farquhar

Cinematographers

Richard Bakewell | Jerry Henry

Editor

Mari Keiko Gonzalez

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 19, 2024

Release date

Feb 19, 2024 (United States)

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41 cast members

Name	Known for
James Brown Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Dallas Austin Self Self See fewer	Drumline (2002)
Ras Baraka Self Self See fewer	Ras Baraka: What We Want (2020)
Jack Bart Self Self See fewer	James Brown: Say It Loud (2024)
Beyoncé Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Dreamgirls (2006)
Deanna Brown Self Self See fewer	Hudson Hawk (1991)
Larry Brown Self Self See fewer	James Brown: Say It Loud (2024)
Yamma Brown Self (as Dr. Yamma Brown) Self (as Dr. Yamma Brown) See fewer	Hudson Hawk (1991)
Bobby Byrd Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Tuxedo (2002)
Cab Calloway Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Chuck D Self Self See fewer	Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Bootsy Collins Self Self See fewer	Undercover Brother (2002)
Chris Daniels Self Self See fewer	James Brown: Say It Loud (2024)
Sammy Davis Jr. Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Cannonball Run (1981)
Tia Fuller Self Self See fewer	Soul (2020)
Marvin Gaye Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	High Fidelity (2000)
Jeffrey Harleston Self (as Jeff Harleston) Self (as Jeff Harleston) See fewer	Untitled Curtis Mayfield Documentary
Mick Jagger Self Self See fewer	Alfie (2004)
Jay-Z Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Harder They Fall (2021)
Louis Jordan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Jason King Self (as Dr. Jason King) Self (as Dr. Jason King) See fewer	Sound Barrier: Sylvester (2022)
Alan Leeds Self Self See fewer	Get on Up (2014)
Little Richard Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Last Action Hero (1993)
LL Cool J Self Self See fewer	Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Bruno Mars Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Rio 2 (2014)
Christian McBride Self Self See fewer	Passion Play (2010)
Billy Mitchell Self Self See fewer	James Brown: Say It Loud (2024)
Gail Mitchell Self Self See fewer	Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James (2021)
Janelle Monáe Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Hidden Figures (2016)
Sydney Nathan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Crazy Heart (2009)
Questlove Self (as Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson) Self (as Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson) See fewer	Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
Danny Ray Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Forever Funk
Don Rhodes Self Self See fewer	James Brown: Say It Loud (2024)
David Rice Self (as Dr. David Wall Rice) Self (as Dr. David Wall Rice) See fewer	James Brown: Say It Loud (2024)
Smokey Robinson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Big Time (1977)
Al Sharpton Self (as Reverend Al Sharpton) Self (as Reverend Al Sharpton) See fewer	Mr. Deeds (2002)
Dinah Shore Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)
Mikki Taylor Self Self See fewer	What's Eating Harlem (2014)
Datwon Thomas Self Self See fewer	Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
Usher Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Faculty (1998)
Sinead Younge Self (as Dr. Sinead Younge) Self (as Dr. Sinead Younge) See fewer	James Brown: Say It Loud (2024)