James Brown

James Joseph Brown[1] (Mey 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) wis an American sangster, sangwriter, record producer, dancer an baundleader. The creautor o funk muisic an a major figur o 20t century popular muisic an dance, he is eften referred tae as the "Godfaither o Soul".[2] In a career that spanned sax decades, he influenced the development o several muisic genres.[3]

James Brown
Brown performin in Hamburg, Germany, Februar 1973
BornJames Joseph Brown, Jr.
3 Mey 1933(1933-05-03)
Barnwell, Sooth Carolina
Dee'd25 December 2006(2006-12-25) (aged 73)
Atlanta, Georgie
Cause o daith
Congestive heart failur complicatit bi pneumonia
NaitionalityAmerican
Ither namesJames Brown an the Famous Flames
Thrift
  • Sangster
  • sangwriter
  • record producer
  • dancer
  • baundleader
Hauf-marrae(s)
  • Tomi Rae Hynie
    (m. 2001; annulled 2004)
  • Adrienne Rodriguez
    (m. 1984; d. 1996)
  • Deidre Jenkins
    (m. 1970; div. 1981)
  • Velma Warren
    (m. 1953; div. 1969)
Bairns9, possibly 12 (see ablo)
Muisical career
Genres
  • Funk
  • soul
  • rhythm an blues
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • organ
  • drums
  • harmonica
  • guitar
Years active
  • 1953–1988
  • 1991–2006
Labels
  • Federal
  • King
  • Try Me
  • Smash
  • People
  • Polydor
  • Scotti Bros.
Associate acts
  • The Famous Flames
  • The J.B.'s
  • The Dapps
  • Bobby Byrd
  • Lyn Collins
  • Bobby Bennett
  • Bootsy Collins
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