James Brown

Biography

James Joseph Brown Jnr., 3 May 1928, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA, d. 25 December 2006, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. (NB: Brown always claimed he was born in 1933 in Macon, Georgia.) ‘The Hardest Working Man In Showbusiness’, ‘The Godfather Of Soul’, ‘The Minister Of The New New Super Heavy Funk’ - such sobriquets only hint at the protracted James Brown legend. Convicted of theft at the age of 16, he was imprisoned at the Alto Reform School, but secured an early release... Read more

Genres

Blues Children's Music Comedy Movies Documentaries Drama Movies Funk Holiday & Seasonal Jazz Music & Radio Books Music Videos & Concerts Musicals & The Arts Pop / Rock Pop / Rock R&B / Soul R&B / Soul Soundtrack Television

Tags

funk

soul

rhythm and blues

blues

rnb

Decades

1960s 1980s 1990s 2000s

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