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Mar 26, 2024 · James Brown (born May 3, 1933, Barnwell, South Carolina, U.S.—died December 25, 2006, Atlanta, Georgia) was an American singer, songwriter, arranger, and dancer, who was one of the most important and influential entertainers in 20th-century popular music and whose remarkable achievements earned him the sobriquet “the Hardest-Working Man in ...
About James. James Brown was born to lose. He refused to accept that fate. By the time he was in his 30s, James Brown was more than a dominant musical voice: he was an outstanding African-American personality, period. Important enough to be drawn into the murky waters of national politics as an inspiration and role model, he was also feared and ...
Dec 26, 2006 · By Jon Pareles. Dec. 26, 2006. James Brown, the singer, songwriter, bandleader and dancer who indelibly transformed 20th-century music, died early yesterday in Atlanta. He was 73 and lived in ...
Dec 25, 2006 · James Brown. The best showman and one of the most influential singers of the 20th century, who transformed R&B into funk with his tight, driving style. Read Full Biography.
James Brown set the standard for dynamic live performance in American music. Inspired by preachers in the Black church, Brown started out singing in gospel quartets. As the "Godfather of Soul," he transmuted gospel into secular music centered in the emotional conduit of the soul singer.
Dec 25, 2006 · Greg Bluestein. ATLANTA — James Brown, the dynamic, pompadoured “Godfather of Soul,” whose rasping vocals and revolutionary rhythms made him a founder of rap, funk and disco as well, died ...
May 20, 2020 · James Brown was one of the most legendary and famous performers in American pop culture and is often referred to as ‘The Godfather of Soul’. Published on May 20, 2020
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