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James Joseph Brown May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 Was An American Entertainer Record Producer And Bandleader. The Central Progenitor Of Funk Music And A Major Figure Of 20th Century Music He Is Often Referred To By The Honorific Nicknames "the Hardest Working Man In Show Business" "Godfather Of Soul" "Mr. Dynamite" And "Soul Brother No. 1". In A Career That Lasted More Than 50 Years He Influenced The Development Of Several Music Genres. Brown Was One Of The First 10 Inductees Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame At Its Inaugural Induction In New York On January 23 1986.

Brown Began His Career As A Gospel Singer In Toccoa Georgia. He First Came To National Public Attention In The Mid-1950s As The Lead Singer Of The Famous Flames A Rhythm And Blues Vocal Group Founded By Bobby Byrd. With The Hit Ballads "Please Please Please" And "Try Me" Brown Built A Reputation As A Dynamic Live Performer With The Famous Flames And His Backing Band Sometimes Known As The James Brown Band Or The James Brown Orchestra. His Success Peaked In The 1960s With The Live Album Live At The Apollo And Hit Singles Such As "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" "I Got You I Feel Good" And "It's A Man's Man's Man's World".

During The Late 1960s Brown Moved From A Continuum Of Blues And Gospel-Based Forms And Styles To A Profoundly "Africanized" Approach To Music-Making Emphasizing Stripped-Down Interlocking Rhythms That Influenced The Development Of Funk Music. By The Early 1970s Brown Had Fully Established The Funk Sound After The Formation Of The J.B.S With Records Such As "Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine" And "The Payback". He Also Became Noted For Songs Of Social Commentary Including The 1968 Hit "Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud". Brown Continued To Perform And Record Until His Death From Pneumonia In 2006.

Brown Recorded 17 Singles That Reached No. 1 On The Billboard R&B Charts. He Also Holds The Record For The Most Singles Listed On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart That Did Not Reach No. 1. Brown Was Posthumously Inducted Into The First Class Of The Rhythm & Blues Music Hall Of Fame In 2013 As An Artist And Then In 2017 As A Songwriter. He Also Received Honors From Several Other Institutions Including Inductions Into The Black Music & Entertainment Walk Of Fame And The Songwriters Hall Of Fame. In Joel Whitburn's Analysis Of The Billboard R&B Charts From 1942 To 2010 Brown Is Ranked No. 1 In The Top 500 Artists. He Is Ranked Seventh On Rolling Stone's List Of The 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time.

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Please Please Please 1958
Try Me! 1959
Think! 1960
The Amazing James Brown 1961
James Brown And His Famous Flames Tour The U.S.A. 1962
Prisoner Of Love 1963
Grits & Soul 1964
Showtime 1964
Out Of Sight 1964
James Brown Plays James Brown Today & Yesterday 1965
Mighty Instrumentals 1966
James Brown Plays New Breed The Boo-Ga-Loo 1966
James Brown Sings Christmas Songs 1966
Handful Of Soul 1966
James Brown Sings Raw Soul 1967
James Brown Plays The Real Thing 1967
Cold Sweat 1967
I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me 1968
I Got The Feelin' 1968
James Brown Plays Nothing But Soul 1968
Thinking About Little Willie John And A Few Nice Things 1968
A Soulful Christmas 1968
Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud 1969
Gettin' Down To It 1969
The Popcorn 1969
It's A Mother 1969
Ain't It Funky 1970
Soul On Top 1970
It's A New Day - Let A Man Come In 1970
Hey America 1970
Sho Is Funky Down Here 1971
Hot Pants 1971
There It Is 1972
Get On The Good Foot 1972
Black Caesar 1973
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off 1973
The Payback 1973
Hell 1974
Reality 1974
Sex Machine Today 1975
Everybody's Doin' The Hustle & Dead On The Double Bump 1975
Hot 1976
Get Up Offa That Thing 1976
Bodyheat 1976
Mutha's Nature 1977
Jam 1980's 1978
Take A Look At Those Cakes 1978
The Original Disco Man 1979
People 1980
Soul Syndrome 1980
Nonstop! 1981
Bring It On! 1983
Gravity 1986
I'm Real 1988
Love Over-Due 1991
Universal James 1993
I'm Back 1998
The Merry Christmas Album 1999
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