Genres: Soul, Funk, Early R&B, Blaxploitation Active: 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's Born: May 3, 1933 in Barnwell, SC
Parliament, Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart, Geno Washington, Pee Wee Ellis, Lyn Collins, Nat Jones, Charlie Midnight, Slave, Garnet Mimms, Bobby Womack, Con Funk Shun, Jackie Wilson, Jackie Shane, Afrika Bambaataa, The Bar-Kays, George Clinton, Isaac Hayes, The Mar-Keys, Billy Ward Terence Trent D'Arby, Brick, ESG, Full Force, Defunkt, The Who, Sly & the Family Stone, Slave, Doug Sahm, Mitch Ryder, Prince, Parliament, Con Funk Shun, Dyke & the Blazers, Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart, Afrika Bambaataa, Jimmy Castor, George Clinton, Acosta/Russell |  |
"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.
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Release: November 17, 2009
Label: Sony/BMG
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Release: October 13, 2009
Label: Cleopatra
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