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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. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/James_Brown Studio Albums
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 The Next Step 2002 read less