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A women's shelter on Long Island rejected a $10,000 donation from a James Brown benefit concert because of domestic violence allegations involving the singer. Brown denied the allegations, which were later dropped.
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- James Brown performed in Montauk, New York, as part of his Back at the Ranch tour. Brown, who had previously had problems with violence toward his wife, offered money raised at the event to The Retreat, an organization dedicated to preventing and combating domestic violence. The organization declined the offer.
- James Brown became the first American performer to appear in Lebanon after a recent lifting of the ban on American citizens traveling to the country.
- James Brown's head of security was arrested in connection with a fire in Augusta, Georgia, that destroyed Brown's offices.
- DNA testing of people claiming to be James Brown’s children showed that at least two of them were indeed his children.
- DNA testing of approximately a dozen people who claimed James Brown was their father showed that at least two of them were indeed his children.
- James Brown opened the first two of his Gold Platter restaurants in Macon, Georgia. The soul-food restaurants served food on plates resembling gold records and were intended as a franchise opportunity for Black entrepreneurs. However, the concept did not catch on and the project was discontinued in 1970.
- James Brown performed at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.
- “Papa's Got A Brand New Bag” became James Brown’s first song to break into the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. It initially reached No. 10 and climbed to No. 8 the following week. Brown’s “new style” emphasized the first beat, or “one”, creating an unusual and highly effective rhythm.