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James Brown, (born May 3, 1933, Barnwell, South Carolina, U.S.—died December 25, 2006, Atlanta, Georgia), American singer, songwriter, arranger, and dancer, who was one of the most important and influential entertainers in 20th-century popular …

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Brown accepted, and with his overbearing talent and showmanship, he quickly came to dominate the group. Renamed the Famous Flames, they moved to …

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At the same moment, a name change to The Famous Flames was adopted, a monumental career was launched and the name, James Brown and the Famous Flames became a …

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In the summer of 1958, Brown originated, adapted or was given a pop-gospel ballad that became his salvation. He recorded “Try Me”—a literal plea for acceptance—in New York on September 18, with a studio band …

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James Joseph Brown was a very prominent American musician who contributed immensely to the development of several musical genres including soul music, funk music and rap music. Over a career spanning …

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Singer James Brown was born on May 3, 1933, in South Carolina. Decades before he became known as "The Godfather of Soul" and turned into a musical dynamo, he had to cope with a troubled …

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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. [3] He rose to …

Get on Up accuracy: Fact-checking Tate Taylor’s James …

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Childhood. Young James Brown and Aunt Honey (Octavia Spencer) in a scene from Get on Up. Like the heroes of many a biopic, Brown came from hardscrabble beginnings. The film gets right the …

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Born in the post-Reconstructionist South in 1933, James Brown went on to become the “Godfather of Soul,” first as part of a group (the best known iteration is the Famous Flames), and then...