• BIRTH 03/02/1935
  • DEATH 02/02/2021
  • SHOW 1
  • MOVIE 1

Danny Ray

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.

Danny Ray

Show

James Brown: Say It Loud
James Brown: Say It Loud
Self (archive footage)
2024

Movie

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Emcee, Cape Man
2014