Museum object · Documents and Manuscripts
Handwritten lyrics for "Everybody's Got a Thing" by James Brown
1992
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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Source catalog description
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Two pages of handwritten lyrics to the song "Everybody's Got a Thing" written by James Brown on yellow legal paper. The title is written in black ink while the song lyrics and chorus are written in blue ink. Each page has writing only on one side.
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Catalog reference: 2008.7.22ab