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James Brown
James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, and record producer. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th-century music, he is referred to by various nicknames, among them "Mr. Dynamite", "the Hardest-Working Man in Show Business", "Minister of New Super Heavy Funk", "Godfather of Soul", "King of Soul", and "Soul Brother No. 1". In a career that lasted more than 50 years, he influenced the development of several music genres. Brown was one of the first ten inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on January 23, 1986. His music has been heavily sampled by hip-hop musicians and other artists. Brown began his career as a gospel singer in Toccoa, Georgia. He rose to prominence in the mid-1950s as the lead singer of the Famous Flames, a rhythm and blues vocal group founded by Bobby Byrd. With the hit ballads "Please, Please, Please" and "Try Me", Brown built a reputation as a dynamic live performer with the Famous Flames and his backing band, sometimes known as the James Brown Band or the James Brown Orchestra. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

Albums

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James Brown: Say It Loud - A&E Documentary Playlist

2024
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Black & Loud: James Brown Reimagined By Stro Elliot

2022
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I'm Real (Expanded)

2015
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Super Bad Live!

2022
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LIVE! (Original Gusto Recordings)

2021
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It's a Man, Man World

2014
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Song Within the Story

2022
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James Brown Live at Chastain Park

2017
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Soul Brother No.1

2022
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The Gospel Rap Show

2017

Singles & EPs

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bad

Single • 2025
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Super Bad Funk Vol. 4

EP • 2021
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Please, Please, Please/Night Train (Medley/Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, October 30, 1966)

Single • 2020
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We Got To Change

Single • 2024
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Super Bad Funk, Vol. 3

EP • 2021
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Prisoner Of Love (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, October 30, 1966)

Single • 2020
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Falling

Single • 2023
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Super Bad Funk Vol. 2

EP • 2021
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Machine No Make Sex

Single • 2021
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Super Bad Funk Vol. 1

EP • 2021

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Presenting James Brown

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Lifting Voices... Proud

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Roots of Blues

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Classic Soul Christmas

Playlist • YouTube Music
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'60s R&B + Soul

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Sounds of the Civil Rights Movement

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Old-School Funk

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Freedom Songs

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Celebrating Kwanzaa: Ujima

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Classic Sunshine Soul

Playlist • YouTube Music