ATLANTA — CeeLo Green has thrived in different incarnations: as part of the legendary hip-hop group Goodie Mob, as part of the duo Gnarls Barkley and as a solo artist.
Now he is taking a different direction paying tribute to one of his heroes and fellow Georgian James Brown. He will be playing a mix of Brown classics and his own hits on upcoming tour dates.
Green has a clear memory of seeing Brown for the first time as a child on TV, rapt by the imagery. "He was still with The Famous Flames," he recalled in an interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "It was black and white. He was in a houndstooth vest. He had taken his jacket off. He was doing 'Night Train.' It was an excerpt from that performance. I was like, 'Wow!' I remember looking at his feet, his footwork. It was remarkable."
