JAMES BROWN ; 'Godfather of Soul' who in the culturally explosive Sixties became an icon for black America

From: The Independent - London | Date: December 26, 2006| Author: James Maycock | Copyright information

James Willough-by Brown was one of the most extraordinary Afro- Americans of the second half of the 20th century. A raw, emotional singer, electric performer and tough bandleader, he instigated a number of dramatic, indeed revolutionary, shifts on the black musical map. Certainly, he was wholly responsible for fashioning R&B/ soul into funk during the Sixties. Brown's subsequent recordings, with their unique screams and squeals, then unwittingly created the very building blocks of hip-hop, an...

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