Playback: Rediscovering The Orange Peel’s Black music roots
Volume
30
/ Issue 32
Cover Design Credit:
Scott SouthwickCover Photography Credit:
Band photo courtesy of James Brown; background photo by Thomas Calder
The Orange Peel has earned a reputation as one of the premier concert venues in the Southeast over the past two decades. But the building’s musical roots stretch back to long before the current club opened in 2002. This week’s cover features the Royal Primes, a local 1960s R&B group featuring James Beasley, Larry Rice and James Brown.
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Uncovering The Orange Peel’s Black music roots
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