Genres: Soul, Funk, 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, Lyn Collins, Pee Wee Ellis, Nat Jones, Charlie Midnight, Bobby Womack, Garnet Mimms, Con Funk Shun, Maurice White, The Average White Band, Afrika Bambaataa, The Bar-Kays, George Clinton, Isaac Hayes, The Mar-Keys, Syd Nathan, War George Clinton, Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart, Kool & the Gang, Rick James, Michael Jackson, The Jackson 5, The Isley Brothers, Full Force, The Gap Band, Dyke & the Blazers, L.T.D., Defunkt, Living Colour, Slave, Ectomorph, Doug Sahm, The Who, Mitch Ryder, James Hunter |  |
"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: August 5, 2008
Label: Polydor
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Release: July 15, 2008
Label: Henry Stone Music
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