In 1973, James Brown formed an unlikely friendship with the Rev. Al Sharpton, who he met when Sharpton was a young civil ...

James Brown's daughters, Deanna Brown Thomas and Yamma Brown, discussed their father's life and legacy. The sisters reflected on Brown's struggle with poverty, his musical career, and influence on ...

The funk singer is best known for her 1969 version of "It's My Thing" and for the widely sampled track "Unwind Yourself." By Marc Schneider, Billboard Marva Whitney, a fiery-voiced funk singer who ...

When the Godfather of Soul asked if young Maceo Parker played baritone sax, Parker answered in the affirmative … even if that wasn’t strictly true. “I answered it like, ‘Uhhhh … yes sir,’ with a ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When we talk about the DNA of hip-hop, three words always come up: James Brown. Breakbeats. From the moment DJs like Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash first looped those funk grooves ...

James Brown's legacy has influenced rap, soul, funk and R&B. But along with his huge talent, there's a dark side to Brown's success that includes stints in prison and unceasing tabloid speculation.

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“Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown,” the two-hour documentary that premiered Monday on HBO, chronicles the career of the Godfather of Soul, from his ascension in music at the height of the social ...

Taking soul onto the R&B charts, James Brown helped push the genre further into the mainstream by the mid-1960s with his first No. 1 hit, “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag,” which earned him his first ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, James Brown. The "Godfather of Soul," who died in Atlanta on Monday aged 73, was one of the most important leaders of America's civil rights ...