James Brown
Biography
"Soul Brother Number One," "the Godfather of Soul," "the Hardest Working Man in Show Business," "Mr. Dynamite" — those are mighty titles, but no one can question that James Brown earned them more than any other performer. Other singers were more popular, others were equally skilled, but few other African-American musicians were so influential over the course of popular music. And no other musician, pop or otherwise, put on a more exciting, exhilarating stage show: Brown's performances were marvels of athletic stamina and split-second timing.. Through the gospel-impassioned fury of his vocals and the complex polyrhythms of his beats, Brown was a crucial midwife in not just one, but two revolutions in black American music. He was one of the figures most responsible for turning R&B into soul and he was, most would agree, the figure most responsible for turning soul music into the funk of the late '60s and early '70s. After the mid-'70s, he did little more than tread water artistically; his financial and drug problems eventually got him a controversial prison sentence. Yet in a sense, his music is now more influential than ever, as his voice and rhythms have been sampled on innumerable hip-hop recordings, and critics have belatedly hailed his innovations as among the most important in all of rock or soul.
Top Albums |
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| 3. Number 1's
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6. Make It Funk..
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11. Gold: James ..
| 12. Black Caesar
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| 15. Motherlode
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16. Hell
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| 18. Soul On Top
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Top Songs |
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1. | I Got You (I Feel Good) | 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! | 2:46 | $1.29 | |
2. | It's a Man's, Man's, Man.. | 20th Century Masters - The .. | 2:49 | $1.29 | |
3. | Get Up Offa That Thing | 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! | 4:10 | $1.29 | |
4. | Living In America | Rocky IV (Original Motion P.. | 4:42 | $0.99 | |
5. | Unchained (The Payback / Untouchable.. | Django Unchained (Original .. | 2:51 | $1.29 | |
6. | Payback | Make It Funky - The Big Pay.. | 7:36 | $1.29 | |
7. | I Got the Feelin' | Number 1's | 2:36 | $1.29 | |
8. | Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. .. | 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! | 2:05 | $1.29 | |
9. | Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machi.. | 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! | 5:15 | $1.29 | |
10. | Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghett.. | James Brown's Funky Chr.. | 3:02 | $1.29 | |
11. | Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machi.. | 20th Century Masters - The .. | 5:16 | $1.29 | |
12. | Super Bad, Pts. 1 & 2 | Number 1's | 5:00 | $1.29 | |
13. | (Get Up I Feel Like Being A) Sex Mac.. | Number 1's | 2:49 | $1.29 | |
14. | Boss (feat. The J.B.'s) | Black Caesar | 3:16 | $1.29 | |
15. | Soulful Christmas | James Brown's Funky Chr.. | 3:08 | $1.29 | |
16. | Please, Please, Please | 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! | 2:44 | $1.29 | |
17. | It's a Man's, Man's, Man.. | 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! | 2:47 | $1.29 | |
18. | This Is a Man's World | Soul Box | 4:15 | $0.99 | |
19. | Papa Don't Take No Mess, Pt. 1 | Number 1's | 4:28 | $1.29 | |
20. | Try Me | Number 1's | 2:30 | $1.29 | |
21. | Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. .. | Number 1's | 2:06 | $1.29 | |
22. | Try Me | 20th Century Masters - The .. | 2:34 | $1.29 | |
23. | Cold Sweat | 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! | 2:51 | $1.29 | |
24. | Try Me | 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! | 2:29 | $1.29 | |
25. | I Got the Feelin' | 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! | 2:37 | $1.29 | |
Top Music Videos |
1. I Got You (I ...
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| 3. It's a Man's ...
| 4. Night Train
| 5. Out of Sight
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6. Sex Machine (...
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| 10. I'm Real
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11. Get On the Go...
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16. Try Me
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| 18. Cold Sweat
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| 20. Jam
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