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James Brown
James Joseph Brown was an American singer, dancer, and musician. 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)

Songs

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I Got You (I Feel Good)
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It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World
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Living in America (From "Rocky IV" Soundtrack)
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I Got You (I Feel Good) (Live at Live 8, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, 6th July 2004)

Albums

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

Album2024
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Black & Loud: James Brown Reimagined By Stro Elliot

Album2022
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Super Bad Funk Vol. 2

EP2021
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Super Bad Live!

Album2022
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LIVE! (Original Gusto Recordings)

Album2021
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Super Bad Funk Vol. 1

EP2021
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Song Within the Story

Album2022
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Super Bad Funk Vol. 4

EP2021
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Soul Brother No.1

Album2022
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Super Bad Funk, Vol. 3

EP2021

Singles

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We Got To Change

2024
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Prisoner Of Love (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, October 30, 1966)

2020
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Ready To Go

2013
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Falling

2023
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Funky Christmas Millenium

2016
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Crazy Joe

2011
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Machine No Make Sex

2021
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Free Ringding

2013
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Please, Please, Please/Night Train (Medley/Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, October 30, 1966)

2020
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Work With It (feat. Lil Jimmy)

2013

Videos

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Gonna Have A Funky Good Time (Doin' It To Death) (Live at Studio 54)

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I Got You (I Feel Good) (1964 Version)

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Get Up, I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine

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I Got You (I Feel Good) (Visualizer)

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James Brown - White Christmas (Future Shock Christmas Special, Dec. 1976)

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It's A Man's Man's Man's World

James Brown117M views

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Lifting Voices... Proud

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Roots of Blues

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Classic Soul Christmas

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'60s R&B + Soul

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Sounds of the Civil Rights Movement

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Old-School Funk

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Twist 'n' Shout

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Celebrating Kwanzaa: Ujima

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Classic Sunshine Soul

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