• 50 people for the James Brown Revue, and members of the revue traveled with him in a bus to cities and towns all over the country, performing upwards of 330...
  • By the time he was in his 30s, James Brown was more than a dominant musical voice: he was an outstanding African-American personality, period.
  • Born in Barnwell, South Carolina on May 3, 1933, James Brown’s family settled in Augusta, Georgia when he was four or five years old.
  • James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer, musician, record producer, and bandleader.
  • James Brown worked his way to the top of the funk and R&B music earning the moniker "The Godfather of Soul."
  • James Brown, known for his ability to “scream” on key and to blend multiple vocal styles together, was one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century.
  • As you lock in, the feeling is almost psychedelic—what he calls the JBE (James Brown Experience) on liberating closer "Mind Power."
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  • 1974: The Payback, the most successful of James Brown's Seventies albums—many of which were double-LPs with lengthy, extended tracks—makes its debut on...