See James Brown's famous 'sex' jumpsuit at new exhibit in Nashville – Tennessean

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The newest exhibit at the National Museum of African American Music celebrates one of the greats with items ranging from a three-piece suit from 1965 to handwritten sheet music for a song called “Think!” to a banana yellow jumpsuit emblazoned with the word “sex”.

It all belonged to the unmistakable James Brown.

The exhibit honoring the Godfather of Soul and his contributions that transcend just music, opened Thursday in the main lobby gallery of the museum. The unveiling was kicked off by Memphis-based musician Singa B belting out some of…