Governor Newsom Appoints Danny J. Bakewell, Sr. as California State Commissioner
By Sentinel Staff Report
Danny J. Bakewell Sr., executive publisher and Chairman of the Los Angeles Sentinel (File Photo)
Danny J. Bakewell, Sr., executive publisher and chairman of the Los Angeles Sentinel, has been appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to the California Parks and Recreation Commission. Along with being the executive publisher and chairman of Bakewell Media, which owns the Los Angeles Sentinel and the Los Angeles Watts Times, Bakewell is the founder/creator of the Taste of Soul Family Festival, held annually on historic Crenshaw Boulevard in the heart of the Los Angeles African American community. Since its founding in 2005, Taste of Soul has brought millions of people and thousands of local businesses into community for a day of ethically-cultured food, family and fun. Proclaimed by Mayor Eric Garcetti, “Taste of Soul is the largest and best free and single day festival in Los An
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BIOGRAPHY
Regarded as one of the founders of funk, soul, and hip-hop, James Brown earned many nicknames. He’s “The Godfather of Soul,” “The Original Disco Man,” and “Mr. Dynamite.” You may also know him as “Soul Brother Number One” and “The Hardest-Working Man in Show Business.”
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
Born May 3, 1933 in Barnwell, South Carolina, Brown grew up in the segregated South during the Great Depression. He was raised in Augusta, Georgia by his Aunt Honey, who took him in at age 5 after his parents divorced. He had an early introduction to gospel music in churches, and his neighbors taught him how to play drums, guitar, and piano. As a child, he sang for his classmates and competed in local talent shows. Despite his early musical experience, Brown initially wanted to pursue a career in baseball or boxing rather than music.
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