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James Brown
Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
James Brown (May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter, eventually referred to as "The Godfather of Soul"(GFOS). Brown started singing in gospel group…
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James Brown (May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter, eventually referred to as "The Godfather of Soul"(GFOS). Brown started singing in gospel groups and worked his way on up. He has been recognized as one of the most iconic figures in the 20th century popular music and was renowned for his vocals and feverish dancing. He was also called "the hardest-working man in show business". Brown began his professional music career in 1956 and rose to fame during the late 1950s and early 1960s on the strength of his thrilling live performances and string of smash hits. In spite of various personal problems and setbacks he continued to score hits in every decade through the 1980s. In addition to his acclaim in music, Brown was also a presence in American political affairs during the 1960s and 1970s.
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2026
The Godfather of Soul
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2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
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2024
James Brown: Say It Loud
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2023
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
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2023
Death by Fame
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2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
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2021
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
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2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
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2021
Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
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2021
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
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2020
70 Years of Youth Revolt
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2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
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2019
Africa Rising
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2019
The Apollo
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2019
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
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2018
1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond
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2016
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent
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2016
A Tale of James Brown
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2015
Les Fous du Funk
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2014
Madam Secretary
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2014
Get On Up
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2014
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
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2014
Finding the Funk
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2013
The Millers
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2013
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
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2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
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2011
The Real Rocky
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2009
Soul Power
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2009
Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America
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2008
James Brown Live At The Apollo '68
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- 2008
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2008
Pavarotti The Duets
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2008
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
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2006
George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein
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2006
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
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