James Brown
He was known by many names over the course of his life and career, no single one of which completely conveyed his singularity. At the reformatory in Toccoa, Georgia, to which he was sentenced for stealing a coat from a car, his talent for gospel singing earned him the handle “Music Box.” After he recorded his first R&B hit at the age of 22, he was billed as “Mr. Please Please Please.” Other professional sobriquets followed: “Mr. Dynamite,” “The Hardest Working Man in Show Business,” “Soul Brother No. 1,” “The Godfather of Soul,” “Minister of the New New Super Heavy Funk,” “The Original Disco Man,” and more. The members of his... Read More
- City Of Origin:
- Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
- Genre:
- Soul, Early Soul, Funk, Disco
- Birthdate:
- 05/03/1933
- Death date:
- 12/25/2006
