The Godson of Soul

Dressed in a red sport coat accented with a black pocket kerchief, Ray Ward hosted four people in the living room of his modest Airport Heights home Monday to tell stories about his hero, James Brown. There were stories about aspiring to sing and dance like Brown; about meeting Brown; about receiving Brown collectibles “from friends and family all over the world”; about suing the Godfather of Soul over a scrapbook of memorabilia; and, about being caught backstage in a crush of excited fans trying to get closer to Brown.