James Brown
The unrelenting intensity of James Brown's music has made him one of the most recognizable and influential performers since the 1950s. Starting out as a gospel singer, Brown soon switched to R&B and started scoring hits. As the '60s progressed, the self-proclaimed Godfather of Soul transformed the sounds of R&B into a tight, driving style that helped lay the foundations of funk. Personal troubles over the following decades threatened to sideline the ever-impassioned Brown, but he repeatedly bounced back. Countless JB samples--credited and uncredited--found on rap and hip-hop records testify to his enduring influence. The Godfather of Soul passed away on Christmas Day in 2006.
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Albums
- (2008) Live At Montreux 1981
- (2008) The Singles Volume 5: 1967-1969
- (2008) Playlist Plus
- (2008) The Singles Volume Six: 1969-1970
- (2007) The Singles Vol 2
- (2007) Number 1's
- (2007) Gold
- (2007) Jazz
- (2007) The Singles Volume 3: 1964-1965
- (2007) 70's Funk Classics
- (2007) 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of James Brown
- (2006) The Federal Years: 1956-1960
- (2006) Sex Machine Today
- (2005) Gettin' Down To It
- (2005) The Best Of James Brown 20th CenturyThe Millennium Collection Vol. 3
- (2004) Live At The Apollo (1962)
- (2004) Platinum & Gold Collection
- (2003) 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection: James Brown
- (2003) Motherlode
- (2003) The 50th Anniversary Collection
- (2003) In the Jungle Groove
- (2002) 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of James Brown
- (2001) Live At The Apollo, Volume II (Deluxe Edition)
- (2000) Ballads
- (1999) Greatest Hits Fourth Decade
- (1999) Living In America
- (1999) 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of James Brown
- (1999) The Great James Brown - Live At The Apollo 1995
- (1998) Dead On The Heavy Funk 1975-1983
- (1998) Say It Live And Loud: Live In Dallas 08.26.68
- (1997) James Brown's Greatest Hits
- (1996) Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud
- (1996) Please, Please, Please
- (1996) Try Me
- (1996) Think!
- (1996) Funk Power 1970: A Brand New Thang
- (1996) Foundations Of Funk
- (1996) Make It Funky/The Big Payback: 1971-1975
- (1996) 40th Anniversary Collection
- (1995) Get On The Good Foot
- (1995) Hell
- (1995) James Brown's Funky Christmas
- (1995) Roots Of A Revolution
- (1995) 70's Funk Classics
- (1994) Christmas
- (1993) Revolution Of The Mind
- (1993) Sex Machine
- (1993) Hot Pants
- (1993) There It Is
- (1992) Black Caesar
- (1992) Love Power Peace James Brown - Live At The Olympia, Paris 1971
- (1992) The Payback
- (1992) Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
- (1991) Star Time
- (1991) 20 All Time Greatest Hits
- (1991) Star Time - CD3 - The Hardest Working Man In Show Business
- (1991) Star Time - CD1 - Soul Brother No. 1
- (1991) Star Time - CD2 - The Godfather Of Soul
- (1962) Live At The Apollo
Top Tracks
- I Got You (I Feel Good)
- It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World
- Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Part 1)
- Get Up Offa That Thing
- Living In America
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