This entry on our list of essential James Brown songs is capable of propelling listeners ... released in 1965 and served as Brown’s first Top 10 hit. It’s a notable departure from his earlier ...

His music remains timeless, and his impact continues to be felt even today. Here are 12 James Brown songs that everyone ...

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Back in 2005, Bass Player corralled Bootsy Collins, Fred Thomas, and Ray Brundidge, to dig into what it really meant to be a ...

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 ...

Since joining James Brown’s band 55 years ago this month ... I’d have my guitar I’d play, he’d be humming songs. Poles be in the water, we’d be fishing. And the next thing you know ...