It was during the Great Depression on May 3, 1933 that
James Joseph Brown, Jr. was born in Barnwell, South Carolina.
Twenty years later he would begin a music career as a singer that
would propel him into stardom as the “Godfather of soul.”

Known as the hardest working man in show business,
James Brown is renowned for his exciting live performances
with a regimen of spins, foot work unequaled and a trademark
show ender of his being led off stage, breaking loose and
returning again and again to the delight of audiences.

Starting with “Please, Please, Please” in 1956, James Brown
dominated the R&B charts with more than one hundred hits,
seventeen reaching #1 including “Try Me “I’m Proud,”
“Make It Funky” “Get On The Good Foot,” “My Thang,”
“Talking Loud And Saying Nothing,” “The Payback and
“Papa Don't Take No Mess.”

James Brown’s “PaPa’s Got A Brand New Bag,” “Cold Sweat,”
“It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World,” “I Got You, I Feel Good,”
“I Got The Feelin',” “Say It Loud” and “Living In America” topped
the R&B charts and were also top ten on the pop Hit Parade.

A singer, songwriter, band leader, record producer and showman,
James Brown was a major force in popularizing R&B and soul music.

A charter member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,
a Grammy Winner and honored by the Kennedy Center,
James Brown lives in a riverfront home on Beech Island, South
Carolina, overlooking the Savannah River and Augusta.

James Brown died Christmas Day, 2006.

Visit the James Brown website here