James Brown Refusal of Elvis Presley

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

James Brown once revealed why he had to tell Elvis Presley ‘we’re cool, but we ain’t that cool’…. The Godfather was the type of entertainer many artists wanted to be. He had it all - charisma, dancing skills, originality, unique sound, and plenty of hits. One of the the most sampled artists ever but was often unpaid for every sample. He took the imitations in stride. But there was one artist he could not excuse - Elvis.

James Brown ultimately became tired of watching Elvis attempting to jack his style and had said .... read on.