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Throwback Thursday Forgotten 45: James Brown

By Jeff Winfield Feb 20, 2025 | 3:43 PM

Nina Blackwood is your host for Absolutely 80’s every Saturday night from 9 to midnight on 105.7 KOKZ!  Today’s Forgotten 45 at 3:45 features one of the great tunes you’ll hear on the show from James Brown it’s “Living in America”.

In a career that lasted more than 50 years, James Brown was one of the first 10 inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.  And in ’86 he recorded “Living In America”, a song that became his final top 40 hit reaching #4 on the charts.  Featured in the movie Rocky IV, the song was used when Apollo Creed entered the ring.

Experience the full James Brown experience with “Living In America” it’s today’s Forgotten 45.