A tribute to James Brown

From: Goldmine | Date: February 16, 2007| Author: Thompson, Dave | Copyright information

Say it Loud, Say it Proud

Sout Brother #1, the Godfather of Funk, Mr. Dynamite... each of those epithets was hauled out in the days following James Brown's death on Christmas Day. And each of them still sounds as justified today as they were back when they were first coined - usually by Brown himself.

For, in a career that ultimately spanned over five decades, no single artist can claim to have given so much to popular music as Brown, as he singlehandedly wrestled Rhythm & B...

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