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American musician (1933–2006) about|the American singer|other people named James Brown|James Brown (disambiguation) Use mdy dates August 2023 Infobox person | name = James Brown | image = James Brown Live Hamburg 1973 1702730029.jpg | caption = Brown in 1973 | birth_name = James Joseph Brown | height_feet = 6'3", on his mom's shoulders | birth_date = birth date|1933/5/3 | birth_place = Barnwell, South Carolina, U.S. | death_date = death date and age|2006/12/25|1933/5/3 | death_place = Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia, U.S. | other_names = | occupation = hlist|Singer|songwriter|dancer|musician|record producer|bandleader | years_active = 1953–2006 | spouse = plainlist| * marriage|Velma Warren|1953|1969|end=div * marriage|Deidre Jenkins|1970|1981|end=div * marriage|Adrienne Rodriguez|1984|1996|end=d. | partner = Tomi Rae Hynie (1997–2006) | children = 9–13 | module = Infobox musical artist | origin = Toccoa, Georgia, U.S. | embed = yes | background = solo_singer | genre = hlist|Soul music|Soul|rhythm and blues|R&B|funk | discography = James Brown discography | instrument = hlist|Vocals|keyboards|drums|harmonica|guitar | label = hlist|Federal Records|Federal|King Records (USA)|King|Smash Records|Smash|People Records|People|Polydor Records|Polydor|TK Records|TK|Scotti Brothers Records|Scotti Bros.|Mercury Records|Mercury|Republic Records|Republic|Universal Music Enterprises|UMe|A&M Records|A&M | past_member_of = hlist|The Famous Flames|The J.B.'s|The Dapps | website = URL|jamesbrown.com ''James Joseph Brown'' (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and musician. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th-century music, he is referred to by Honorific nicknames in popular music|various nicknames, among them "Mr. Dynamite", "the Hardest-Working Man in Show Business", "Minister of New Super Heavy Funk", "Godfather of Soul", "King of Soul", and "Soul Brother No. 1".cite news|last1=Doran|first1=John James Brown – 10 of the Best https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/oct/28/james-brown-10-of-the-best|newspaper=The Guardian October 28, 2015 October 31, 2015|ref=theguardian_10best October 31, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151031071519/http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/oct/28/james-brown-10-of-the-bestlive In a career that lasted more than 50 years, he influenced the development of several music genres.cite news Wiegand D. December 26, 2006 http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/12/26/MNGO7N5RK51.DTL&type=music James Brown: 1933–2006 – Godfather of Soul Changed Music at Frenetic Pace https://web.archive.org/web/20120517012945/http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2006%2F12%2F26%2FMNGO7N5RK51.DTL&type=music May 17, 2012 |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle January 10, 2007 Brown was one of the first ten inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on January 23, 1986. His music has been heavily sampled by hip-hop musicians and other artists.cite web https://thevogue.com/artists/james-brown/ James Brown The Vogue Theatre August 13, 2024 Brown began his career as a Gospel music|gospel singer in Toccoa, Georgia.cite journal |last1=Hay |first1=Fred J. Music box meets the Toccoa band: the godfather of soul in Appalachia |journal=Black Music Research Journal 2003 |volume=23 |issue=1–2 |pages=103–133 https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A134784201/CSIC?u=bali98452&sid=CSIC&xid=8e4fea67 January 30, 2020 |doi=10.2307/3593211 |jstor=3593211 |issn=0276-3605Dead link January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes He rose to prominence in the mid-1950s as the lead singer of the Famous Flames, a rhythm and blues vocal group founded by Bobby Byrd.cite web http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-famous-flames/bio/ The Famous Flames Biography | The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Rockhall.com February 16, 2013 June 25, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120625112957/http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-famous-flames/bio/ cite web http://rockhall.com/inductees/james-brown/bio/ James Brown Biography | The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Rockhall.com February 16, 2013 April 3, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130403115329/http://rockhall.com/inductees/james-brown/bio/ With the hit ballads "Please, Please, Please (James Brown song)|Please, Please, Please" and "Try Me (James Brown song)|Try Me", Brown built a reputation as a dynamic live performer with the Famous Flames and his backing band, sometimes known as the James Brown Band or the James Brown Orchestra. His success peaked in the 1960s with the live album ''Live at the Apollo (1963 album)|Live at the Apollo'' and hit singles such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag", "I Got You (I Feel Good)" and "It's a Man's Man's Man's World". During the late 1960s, Brown moved from a continuum of blues and gospel music|gospel-based forms and styles to a new approach to music-making, emphasizing stripped-down interlocking rhythms that influenced the development of funk music.Collins, W. (January 29, 2002). [http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090628140121/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200141 "James Brown"], ''St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture''. Retrieved January 12, 2007. By the early 1970s, Brown had fully established the funk sound after the formation of the J.B.s with records such as "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" and "The Payback (song)|The Payback". He also became noted for songs of social commentary, including the 1968 hit "Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud". Brown continued to perform and record until his death from pneumonia in 2006. Brown recorded and released 17 Single (music) singles that reached No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|''Billboard'' R&B charts.cite magazine https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7775674/james-brown-songs-billboard-hot-100-hits James Brown's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits Kristin Corpuz|magazine=Billboard May 3, 2017 May 9, 2018 April 23, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210423091158/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7775674/james-brown-songs-billboard-hot-100-hitslivesfn|Whitburn|2010|p=89 He also holds the record for the most singles listed on the Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart that did not reach No. 1.Whitburn, J. (2000). ''Top Pop Singles: 1955–1999''. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 900. ISBN|0-89820-140-3. Brown was posthumously inducted into the first class of the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame|Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2013 as an artist and then in 2017 as a songwriter. He received honors from several other institutions, including inductions into the Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame|Black Music & Entertainment Walk of FameCite magazine February 18, 2021 Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame Announced With First Three Inductees https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/black-music-entertainment-walk-of-fame-announced-atlanta-9528154 April 15, 2021|magazine=Billboard April 16, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210416054046/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/news/9528154/black-music-entertainment-walk-of-fame-announced-atlantalive and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.cite web http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/materials/recordings/C150 Songwriters Hall of Fame – James Brown Recordings July 19, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110629082448/http://songwritershalloffame.org/materials/recordings/C150 June 29, 2011 In Joel Whitburn's analysis of the ''Billboard'' R&B charts from 1942 to 2010, Brown is ranked No. 1 in the Top 500 Artists.sfn|Whitburn|2010|p=873 He is ranked seventh on ''Rolling Stone''s list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time,cite magazine 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time. 7. James Brown https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-artists-147446/little-richard-30098/|magazine=Rolling Stone April 11, 2014 September 7, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180907110307/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-artists-147446/little-richard-30098/live and at No. 44 on their list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. toclimit|3