Celebrating JB with Chocolate City's WPFW, 89.3 FM

WPFW 89.3 FM's program The House of Soul, hosted by 40-year music veteran DJ Lance Reynolds, welcomed Fred as a special guest during the station's daylong celebration of the 92nd birth anniversary of James Brown on Saturday, May 3.

Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair caught this shot of Fred with the Godfather of Soul in 1974.

The House of Soul is a weekly radio show dedicated to celebrating soul, R&B, and the artists who bring this music to life.  WPFW of Washington, D.C. is a non-commercial station in the Pacifica Network, which includes KPFA in Berkeley, KPFK in Los Angeles, WBAI in New York City, and KPFT in Houston. 

The celebration launched a fundraising drive for the station, which is celebrating 40 years of jazz and justice. Listen live or make a donation at https://wpfwfm.org/radio/.