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1 day ago · James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer and musician. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th-century music, he is referred to by various nicknames, among them "the Hardest-Working Man in Show Business", "Godfather of Soul", "Mr. Dynamite", and "Soul Brother No. 1". [1]
- James Brown Discography
This is a discography chronicling the musical career of...
- Tomi Rae Hynie
She formed the all-female rock band, Hardly Dangerous,...
- Showtime
Showtime is the seventh studio album by American musician...
- James Brown (Disambiguation)
Authors, editors, and publishers. J. B. Selkirk (1832–1904),...
- Reality
Funk, Soul: Length: 41: 17: Label: Polydor: Producer: James...
- Tammi Terrell
Thomasina Winifred Montgomery (born April 29, 1945 – March...
- I'm Black and I'm Proud
A Celebration of Black Music in America. "'Say It Loud – I'm...
- Barnwell, South Carolina
Geography. Barnwell is located east of the center of...
- Try Me
"Try Me", titled "Try Me (I Need You)" in its original...
- Mighty Instrumentals
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About...
- James Brown Discography
4 days ago · Doo-wop (also spelled doowop and doo wop) is a subgenre of rhythm and blues music that originated in African-American communities during the 1940s, [2] mainly in the large cities of the United States, including New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Detroit, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.
4 days ago · Otis Redding (born September 9, 1941, Dawson, Georgia, U.S.—died December 10, 1967, near Madison, Wisconsin) was an American singer-songwriter, one of the great soul stylists of the 1960s. Redding was raised in Macon, Georgia, where he was deeply influenced by the subtle grace of Sam Cooke and the raw energy of Little Richard.
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- Who was Otis Redding?Otis Redding was an American singer-songwriter and one of the great soul stylists of the 1960s. His singing became the measure of the decade’s grea...
- When was Otis Redding born?Otis Redding was born September 9, 1941, in Dawson, Georgia.
- Which song was Otis Redding's only number one hit?Otis Redding's "(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay" was his only number-one hit. He co-wrote it with Steve Cropper, and it shot to the top of the cha...
- Did Otis Redding win any Grammys?Otis Redding was posthumously awarded a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement in 1999.
- How did Otis Redding die?On December 10, 1967, Otis Redding and most of his backing band were killed when their chartered plane crashed into a Wisconsin lake. Redding was 2...
4 days ago · " My Sweet Lord " is a song by English musician George Harrison, released in November 1970 on his triple album All Things Must Pass. It was also released as a single, Harrison's first as a solo artist, and topped charts worldwide; it was the biggest-selling single of 1971 in the UK.
Encouraged by the success of The Style Council’s initial flurry of singles (with “Money-Go-Round” and “Long Hot Summer” following “Speak Like A Child” into the U.K. Top 20), Weller ...
1 day ago · Soul music is a combination of rhythm and blues and gospel which began in the late 1950s in the United States. It is characterized by its use of gospel-music devices, with a greater emphasis on vocalists and the use of secular themes. The 1950s recordings of Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, and James Brown are commonly considered the beginnings of soul.
4 days ago · In the new millennium, the term rock has occasionally been used as a blanket term including forms like pop music, reggae music, soul music, and even hip hop, which it has been influenced with but often contrasted through much of its history.
