I was stillborn. The midwives laid me aside, thought I was really gone. I laid there about an hour, and they picked me back up and tried again, 'cause my body was still warm. The Good Lord brought me back.
James BrownAbout author
- Author's profession: Musician
- Nationality: american
- Born: March 23, 1920
- Died: December 25, 2006
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