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1 James Brown

2 * Born in 1933 in Barnwell South Carolina as James Joseph Brown Jr. * Had a number of nicknames that included... The Godfather of Soul The Hardest Working Man in Show Business Mr. Dynamite Soul Brother Number One The Godfather of Funk Minister of The New New Super Heavy Funk Mr. Please Please Please

3 * Mother Popcorn (1969) * Had 17 number one hits on the singles Billboard R&B charts * When Little Richard had his plane scare in 1957 he stopped performing. James Brown hired his horn section to play for him * James Brown & others credit Little Richard’s horn players from the late 50’s as the innovators of the funk sound

4 * 1971 Soul Power * Rolling Stones Magazine ranked James Brown #7 of all time greatest rock artists * James Brown built a reputation as a tireless live performer with his group The Famous Flames * 1973 Think

5 * The Payback (1974) * Also holds the record for the most charted singles which did not reach number-one * At the end of his set, James Brown drops to his knees from exhaustion and a cape is draped over him. As he walks off he shrugs off the cape and staggers back for an encore * A trademark of James Brown was his “cape routine”

6 * Superbad (1975) * James Brown established himself as one of the most influential musicians towards the development of funk music. * He was still performing until he was over 70 years old * Passed away in 2006 from congestive heart failure and pneumonia * Was inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame

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