James Brown [7172] Gender: Male Popularity: 0.7151 Birthplace: Barnwell, South Carolina, USA Birthday: 1933-05-03 Deathday: 2006-12-25 Age: 73 years Movies: 53 Links: Homepage, IMDB Biography: 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. Ladies & Gentlem2025-01-27 Louis Armstrong'2022-10-27 Nueva York: A Mu2021-12-10 The Making of 'R2021-10-30 Woodstock 99: Pe2021-07-23 Best of the 60s:2021-06-05 The Sparks Broth2021-06-18 The AGFA Mystery2025-03-25 Africa Rising2019-06-03 The Apollo2019-04-24 Nice Girls Don't2019-02-27 1968: A Year of 2018-07-20 A Tale of James 2016-01-23 The Story of Fun2014-12-05 James Brown - Th2014-11-08 Mr. Dynamite - T2014-04-27 Finding the Funk2014-01-31 Yo! The Story of2012-06-07 The Real Rocky2011-10-25 Sex in '69: The 2009-01-01 Soul Power2009-06-10 James Brown Live2008-08-05 James Brown Live2008-08-05 James Brown - Th2008-04-05 George Clinton: 2006-10-27 Frankie Laine: A2006-01-23 Live 82005-11-07 Robots2005-03-10 TV in Black: The2004-01-01 James Brown: Sou2003-10-29 Paper Chasers2003-05-07 Beat the Devil2002-11-22 The Tuxedo2002-09-27 Undercover Broth2002-05-31 It's Black Enter2002-02-08 Rhythm and Blues2001-12-10 Blues Brothers 21998-02-05 When We Were Kin1996-10-25 The History of R1995-03-06 Cincinnati's Roc1995-01-01 RapLine1993-09-10 The Lost James B1991-01-01 Legends of Rock 1989-01-01 James Brown & Fr1987-01-01 Rocky IV1985-11-21 James Brown - Li1985-01-01 When the Music's1983-06-14 Doctor Detroit1983-05-06 The Blues Brothe1980-06-16 James Brown Soul1978-01-23 The Phynx1970-03-06 Ski Party1965-06-30 The T.A.M.I. Sho1964-11-14