February 23rd, 1996. Geraldo Rivera for his Celebrity News segment brings us the hardest working man in show business and he stands up the audience with a few minutes of ‘Get on Up’.
“I’m a very lucky person, I thank God again that I’ve been accepted..so graceful around the world. If they don’t speak English, they know how to say James Brown…”
This appearance is shortly after the death of Mr. Brown’s wife, Adrienne Rodriguez, and he touches on what it’s like to go through that. He reminds us that Adrienne was in 36 different foster homes as a kid, and she was a true fighter. Despite the domestic abuse charges great homage is paid to his late wife.
James Brown passed away in 2006.
This day, Geraldo’s television history.