James Brown's Biography

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James Brown, The Godfather of Soul.Chronicle File Photo

Profile: Singer, Bandleader, Songwriter, Musician

Birthdate: May 3, 1933

Birthplace: Barnwell, South Carolina

Residence: North Augusta, South Carolina

Sign: Sun in Taurus, Moon in Leo

Education: Alto Reform School

Relations: Wife: Adrienne Brown (deceased); kids: Deanna, Terry, Daryl, Venisha,Yamma

Achievments: Charter member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award in 1992.

Filmography
When We Were Kings (documentary) (1997)
James Brown - Hard Hits (1993)
James Brown - The Lost James Brown Tapes (1992)
James Brown and Friends - Set Fire to the Soul (1988)
James Brown - Live in Berlin (1988)
James Brown - Live in America (1985)
James Brown - Live in London (1985)
James Brown - Soul Jubilee (1984)
Rocky IV (1985)
James Brown and His Very Special Guest B.B. King (1983)
Doctor Detroit (1982)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
James Brown - Live in Concert (1979)
Adios Amigo (1976)
The Phynx (1970)
Objective, Burma (1945)
Going My Way (1944)
The Legends of Rock & Roll
Dick Clark - Golden Great V. 4
James Brown - Live in Japan - Cold Sweat
Rock Encyclopedia (1976)
Rock Encyclopedia (1977)

Television
Has appeared in various specials. Also, made guest appearances on Miami Vice and The Simpsons. Appeared on N.Y. Undercover 1997, Superbowl XXXI Half-time show.

Books
James Brown, the Godfather of Soul 1990

Hit Songs
"Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" ('65 #1 R&B, #8 Pop)
"I Got You (I Feel Good)" ('65 #1 R&B, #3 Pop)
"It's A Man's World" ('66 #1 R&B, #8 Pop)
"Cold Sweat (Part One)" ('67 #1 R&B, #7 Pop)
"I Got The Feelin'" (68 #1 R&B, #6 Pop)
"Say It Loud - I'm Black & Proud (Part One)" ('68 #1 R&B, #10 Pop)
"Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have A Mother For Me)" ('69 #1 R&B, #11 Pop)
"Super Bad (Part 1 & Part 2)" ('70 #1 R&B, #13 Pop)
"Get On The Good Foot (Part 1) ('72 #1 R&B, #18 Pop)
James Brown has an additional 89 Top 40 R&B songs...

Recordings
Singles include:
"Please Please Please" 1956
"Prisoner of Love" 1963
"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," "I Got You (I Feel Good)" 1965
"It's a Man's Man's Man's World" 1966
"Cold Sweat" 1967
"Say It Loud--I'm Black and I'm Proud," "I Got the Feelin'" 1968
"Mother Popcorn" 1969
"Get Up/I Feel Like a Sex Machine" 1970
"Hot Pants, Part 1" 1971
"Living in America" 1985
"The Playback Mix" 1988.

Albums:
Please, Please, Please , Try Me 1959
Think 1960
The Amazing James Brown, James Brown Presents His Band 1961
Excitement, Mr. Dynamite, James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the U.S.A. 1962
Live at the Apollo , Prisoner of Love 1963
Pure Dynamite!, Showtime, Grits and Soul 1964
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag 1965
James Brown Plays James Brown Today and Yesterday, I Got You (I Feel Good) , Mighty Instrumentals, James Brown Plays New Breed (The Boo-Ga-Loo), It's a Man's Man's Man's World , Christmas Songs, Handful of Soul 1966
The James Brown Show, James Brown Plays the Real Thing, Live at the Garden, Cold Sweat 1967
James Brown Presents His Show of Tomorrow, I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me), I Got the Feelin', James Brown Plays Nothing But Soul, Live at the Apollo, Vol. II, Thinking About Little Willie , A Soulful Christmas 1968
Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud, Gettin' Down to It, The Popcorn, It's a Mother 1969
Soul on Top, It's a New Day, Hey America, Sex Machine 1970
Super Bad, Sho Is Funky Down Here, Revolution of the Mind, Hot Pants 1971
There It Is, Get on the Good Foot 1972
Black Caesar, Slaughter's Big Rip-Off, The Payback 1973
Hell 1974
Reality, Sex Machine Today, Everybody's Doin' the Hustle and Dead on the Double Bump 1975
Hot, Get Up Offa That Thing, Body Heat 1976
Mutha's Nature, Solid Gold 1977
Jam 1980's 1978
Take a Look at Those Cakes , The Original Disco Man 1979
People, Soul Syndrome, Hot on the One 1980
Nonstop!, The Greatest Hits Live in Concert 1981
Bring It On! 1983
The Federal Years, Pt. 1 & Pt. 2 , Ain't That a Groove, Doing It to Death 1984
The CD of JB 1985
Gravity, James Brown's Funky People, In the Jungle Groove 1986
The CD of JB II 1987
I'm Real, James Brown's Funky People (Part 2), Motherlode 1988
Soul Session Live, Roots of a Revolution 1989
Messing with the Blues, Star Time, Love Over-Due, 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! 1991
The Greatest Hits of the Fourth Decade , Universal James 1992
Soul Pride: The Instrumentals 1993.