The ordeal of James Brown; "Godfather of Soul" says a White would've received lighter sentence. (singer recently released after serving 26-month prison term) (Cover Story) From: Ebony | Date: July 1, 1991| Author: Turner, Renee D. | COPYRIGHT 1991 Johnson Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

JAMES BROWN, who is perhaps the world's greatest authority on feeling good, relived the experiences and rhythms of his song as he toured his 62-acre Beach Island, S.C., spread, taking in sights and sounds denied him during the hard time he served in a South Carolina prison.

Long prison terms are not supposed to happen to citizens of James Brown's stature. At least that's what he and thousands of his fans thought. But since his parole from an Aiken, S.C., medium-securit...