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James Brown
James Masnae 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 first 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 (

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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People Get Up And Drive Your Funky Soul (Remix)

Albums

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James Brown & The Christmas Groove

2026
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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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People Get Up & Dance

2026
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JAMES BROWN &THE GOSPEL RAP SHOW BY THE GRAPEVINE #777

2022
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LIVE! (Original Gusto Recordings)

2021
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What’s Going On: Then, Now, Always

2026
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Super Bad Live!

2022
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Resurgent Breezes

2024
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Song Within the Story

2022

Singles & EPs

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The Boss

Single • 2026
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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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I’m Black And I’m Proud - Say It Loud

EP • 2026
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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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bad

Single • 2025
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Super Bad Funk, Vol. 3

EP • 2021
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We Got To Change

Single • 2024
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Super Bad Funk Vol. 2

EP • 2021

Videos

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It's A Man's Man's Man's World (Live In Tokyo, Japan/1979)

James Brown • 20K views
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Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Part 1)

James Brown • 8.6M views
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James Brown & J.B.'s - Show Down (Beat Club, March 16, 1981)

James Brown • 37K views
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Super Bad (Parts 1 & 2) (feat. The Original J.B.s)

James Brown • 1.8M views
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I Got You (I Feel Good) (Visualizer)

James Brown • 22M views
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It's A Man's Man's Man's World

James Brown • 133M views

Live performances

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Get Up, I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine

James Brown • 308K views
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James Brown - Make It Funky (T In The Park, 2005)

James Brown • 266K views
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Please, Please, Please

James Brown & James Brown & The Famous Flames • 11M views
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James Brown performs "Night Train" on the TAMI Show (Live)

James Brown • 4.6M views
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Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses)

James Brown • 59K views
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Out Of Sight (Single Version)

James Brown • 3M views

Featured on

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Presenting James Brown

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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Funky Heavy Blues

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Lifting Voices... Proud

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Ultra 2026 Lineup

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Classic Soul Christmas

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Funk & Soul Power

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Celebrating Kwanzaa: Ujima

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

Playlist • YouTube Music

Playlists by James Brown

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James Brown's Live Performances

Playlist • James Brown • 79K views
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James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good) (Full Album) [1966]

Playlist • James Brown • 30K views
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James Brown live at BBC Four Sessions (2004)

Playlist • James Brown • 13K views
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The Best of James Brown

Playlist • James Brown • 383K views
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James Brown Live at the Apollo Theater

Playlist • James Brown • 30K views
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James Brown's TAMI Show Performances

Playlist • James Brown • 13K views
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James Brown live at the Boston Garden (1968)

Playlist • James Brown • 60K views
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James Brown Love Hits

Playlist • James Brown • 26K views
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James Brown live in East-Berlin (1988)

Playlist • James Brown • 39K views
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James Brown on TV

Playlist • James Brown • 17K views

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