Say It Loud -- I'm Black and Proud

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Written by: Brown, Pee Wee Ellis
Produced by: Brown
Released: Sept. '68 on King
Charts: 11 weeks
Top spot: No. 10

In 1968, Brown traded his processed 'do for an Afro and started writing songs like this anthem. But the real stars are Clyde Stubblefield on drums and the L.A. kids -- who were mostly white and Asian-American -- yelling "I'm black and I'm proud."

Appears on: 50th Anniversary Collection (UTV/Polydor)

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