Handwritten lyrics for "Everybody's Got a Thing" by James Brown

African American Museum

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Object Details

Written by

James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006

Description

Two pages of handwritten lyrics to the song "Everybody's Got a Thing" written by James Brown on yellow legal paper. The title is written in black ink while the song lyrics and chorus are written in blue ink. Each page has writing only on one side.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

1992

Object number

2008.7.22ab

Restrictions & Rights

© James Brown

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Type

songs

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W (2008.7.22a): 13 × 8 1/2 in. (33 × 21.6 cm)

H x W (2008.7.22b): 13 × 8 1/2 in. (33 × 21.6 cm)

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Classification

Documents and Manuscripts

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Funk (Music)

Soul (Music)

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55f6af7ab-b84f-4dd2-a87a-a3063eba2c06

Record ID

nmaahc_2008.7.22ab

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