After the Famous Flames' initial success with their "Please, Please, Please" single, they spent the next few years floundering and even risked being dropped from their label. That all changed in 1959 when "Try Me" shot to the number 1 slot on the R&B charts, becoming the top-selling R&B single of the year! This was the beginning of James Brown's uncontested reign as the Godfather of Soul!