Person

Danny Ray

Acting · 1935–2021

James Brown’s longtime emcee and "cape man". Ray worked with Brown from 1960 until the music legend’s death on Christmas day 2006. He became famous for draping a cape over Brown at the end of his signature tune ‘Please, Please, Please.’ Mr. Ray was the second-hardest working man in show business.

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  James Brown: Say It Loud

  Self (archive footage)

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  The T.A.M.I. Show

  Cape Man

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  Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

  Emcee, Cape Man

• 2024James Brown: Say It LoudSelf (archive footage)
• 2014Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James BrownEmcee, Cape Man
• 1964The T.A.M.I. ShowCape Man