Here are 12 James Brown songs that everyone should listen to ... Released in 1970, this track is most famous for its drum ...

The One: The Life and Music of James ... plaintive songs like “Please, Please, Please,” and, later, in funk-infused tunes like “Get Up (I Feel Like Being) a Sex Machine,” Brown’s music ...

Since joining James Brown’s band 55 years ago this month ... of funk making and how he became “Bootzilla.” What’s the best part of success? Experimenting. When you are out there with ...

James Brown set the standard for dynamic live performance ... As "Soul Brother No. 1," Brown acted as a cultural leader, writing hit songs calling for Black pride. As a progenitor of funk music, Brown ...

James Brown ... in multiples: Brown boasted of the Lear jets and furs and radio stations he owned, how in a year he would perform more than 600 hours onstage, play more than 960 songs on at ...