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Danny Ray spent years as the emcee for James Brown, and part of his job during performances was draping capes on the Godfather of Soul.

Danny Ray, James Brown’s ‘Original Hype Man,’ Dies at 85 He opened thousands of concerts for the “Godfather of Soul,” and closed them by draping a sequined velvet over his body just before the encore. Danny Ray, right, with James Brown backstage at the Apollo Theater in Manhattan in 1964. His cape routine helped cement Mr. Brown’s image as the flamboyant “Godfather of Soul.”Credit...Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives, via Getty Images Feb. 12, 2021 Danny Ray, who opened thousands of concerts for James Brown with a stem-winding, hype-filled introduction and ended ...

*Just 24 hours after the passing of Danny Ray, the legendary "Cape Man" for James Brown, we learn of the passing of Gil Saunders.

Rolling Stone Danny Ray, James Brown’s Longtime ‘Cape Man’ and Emcee, Dead at 85 “Mr. Ray was the second-hardest working man in show business,” James Brown estate says By Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Danny Ray, James Brown’s longtime emcee and “cape man,” has died at the age of 85. Ray, a staple at the Godfather of Soul’s legendary live shows, died Tuesday night of natural causes, the Richmond Country coroner confirmed to the “The James Brown estate mourns the passing of Mr. Danny Ray, the legendary emcee and cape man for James Brown.�...

Like a soul music superhero, James Brown needed his cape when exhaustion overtook him onstage. Enter Danny Ray, charged with reviving the stricken frontman.