Joe Tex insultingly name-checked James Brown in a song on Checker Records, and James Brown responded by shooting up a Joe Tex live show with a shotgun — nearly killing Otis Redding, who was opening.

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Vintage Music Venues, Jazz & Blues Clubs, etc.

The Chesterfield Club – Kansas City, Missouri

The Blue Bird Inn – Detroit, Michigan

Club Paradise – Memphis, Tennessee

Milton’s Tap Room – Kansas City, Missouri

Jay’s Lounge & Cockpit – Cankton, Louisiana

The Scene – New York CIty

Vintage Record Labels

Cobra Records – Chicago, Illinois

Sun Records – Memphis, Tennessee