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`Feel Good' This New Year's Eve With the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, Performing Live at Hilton Hawaiian Village.


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HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2001

This New Year's Eve, the house will be rockin' with the revered Godfather of Soul himself, the legendary James Brown

For other people named James Brown, see James Brown (disambiguation).


James Joseph Brown (May 3 1933[1][2] – December 25 2006), commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" and "
, as visitors and kama'aina ring in the new year on Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village The Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, formerly the Kaiser Hawaiian Village Hotel, is one of the most popular hotels in Waikiki — based on name recognition and visitor statistics — on the Hawaiian island of O'ahu. (R) Beach Resort & Spa's Coral Ballroom in the only major headliner head·lin·er  
n.
A performer who receives prominent billing; a star.

Noun 1. headliner - a performer who receives prominent billing
star
 coming to Honolulu this New Year's Eve.

With top-charting hits like "I Got You (I Feel Good)," "Living in America," "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" is a 1965 recording by James Brown. Part one of the three-part recording was issued as a single the same year, and became a groundbreaking hit record. ," and hundreds more, Brown is second only to the king himself, Elvis Presley, with the greatest number of hit records of all time. With an amazing a·maze  
v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es

v.tr.
1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise.

2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex.

v.intr.
 career that spans across four decades, Brown's unique blend of classic funk and soul will have the audience dancing in their seats. Critics profess pro·fess  
v. pro·fessed, pro·fess·ing, pro·fess·es

v.tr.
1. To affirm openly; declare or claim: "a physics major
 that Brown has "so much raw power in his voice, so much rump-kicking punch in the band's performance, that his CDs almost sweat!"

Ticket sales start on Monday, Dec. 10, and a special ticket desk will be available at the Hilton Hawaiian Village's main lobby from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

On New Year's Eve, the doors of Hilton's recently expanded Coral Ballroom will open at 9 p.m. with a special opening act to kick off the party before the Godfather of Soul makes his grand entrance at 10:45 p.m. For this New Year's Eve extravaganza, the Hilton Hawaiian Village and its Coral Ballroom will come alive as the "Caesar's Palace" of Hawaii, featuring a state-of-the-art sound, lighting and stage system with video magnification on two screens that will make James Brown appear larger than life larg·er than life
adj.
Very impressive or imposing: "This is a person of surpassing integrity; a man of the utmost sincerity; somewhat larger than life" Joyce Carol Oates. 
.

Seating for this 90-minute James Brown extravaganza ranges from $150 for Platinum, $125 for Gold, $100 for Silver and $85 for General. Ticket price includes admission to the show, one cocktail, champagne, party favors, validated $3 self-parking, and tax and gratuity Money, also known as a tip, given to one who provides services and added to the cost of the service provided, generally as a reward for the service provided and as a supplement to the service provider's income. .

Hilton Hawaiian Village offers a special Dec. 31 New Year's Eve Celebration package for only $334.50 per person, based on double occupancy. The package includes ocean view accommodations for one night, "Reveillon Dinner" for two at Bali by the Sea and the Platinum Seating concert package for two.

Additional nights for this package are only $179 for each additional night (ask for package "P9"). For this and other exciting packages, call 1-800-HILTONS or check out www.hiltonhawaii.com today. It Happens at the Hilton this New Year's Eve!
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