James Brown

Founded:b. 1933

Headquarters: Augusta, GA

Website Link(s): Official Site

Label(s)

 * Polydor
 * King

Genre(s)

 * R&B
 * Soul
 * Funk

RIYL

 * Tom Tom Club
 * Otis Redding
 * Wilson Pickett
 * Sam & Dave
 * The Residents

Member of

 * The Avons

Band Biography
James Brown still is the Godfather Of Soul, Y'all. He got his start, after a couple attempts at an athletic career as a baseball pitcher and a boxer, in the 1950s as a member of The Avons, though that quickly changed into James Brown and the Famous Flames. He had a lot of hits in the southern US, and would occasionally have crossover success, although that didn't cement until the 1960s and 1970s, where he really took off. In later years, he's, sadly, less known for his music, and more known for his legal troubles, including drug abuse and high-speed chases. He does still perform, however.

=Discography=

Albums

 * ''Please Please Please
 * ''Try Me
 * ''Think
 * ''The Amazing James Brown
 * ''James Brown Presents His Band/Night Train
 * ''Shout And Shimmy
 * ''James Brown And His Famous Flames Tour The USA
 * Live at the Apollo
 * Prisoner Of Love
 * Pure Dynamite: Live At The Royal
 * Showtime
 * The Unbeatable James Brown
 * Grits And Soul
 * Out Of Sight
 * Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
 * I Got You (I Feel Good)
 * James Brown Plays James Brown Today And Yesterday
 * Mighty Instrumentals
 * James Brown Plays New Breed (The Boo-Ga-Loo)
 * Soul Brother No. 1: It's A Man's Man's Man's World
 * James Brown Sings Christmas Songs
 * Handful Of Soul
 * The James Brown Show
 * Sings Raw Soul
 * James Brown Plays The Real Thing
 * Live At The Garden
 * Cold Sweat
 * James Brown Presents His Show Of Tomorrow
 * I Can't Stand Myself
 * I Got The Feelin'
 * Live At The Apollo, Volume 2
 * James Brown Sings Out Of Sight
 * Thinking About Little Willie John And A Few Nice Things
 * A Soulful Christmas
 * Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud
 * Gettin' Down To It
 * The Popcorn
 * It's A Mother
 * Ain't It Funky
 * Soul On Top
 * It's A New Day - Let A Man Come In
 * Sex Machine
 * Hey America
 * Super Bad
 * Sho' Is Funky Down Here
 * Hot Pants
 * Revolution Of The Mind/Live At The Apollo, Volume 3
 * There It Is
 * Get On The Good Foot
 * Black Caesar
 * Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
 * The Payback
 * Hell
 * Reality
 * Sex Machine Today
 * Everybody's Doin' The Hustle And Dead On The Double Bump
 * Hot
 * Get Up Offa That Thing
 * Bodyheat
 * Mutha's Nature
 * Jam 1980's
 * Take A Look At Those Cakes
 * The Original Disco Man
 * People
 * Hot On The One
 * Soul Syndrome
 * Nonstop!
 * Live In New York
 * Bring It On
 * Gravity
 * James Brown And Friends
 * I'm Real
 * Love Over-Due
 * Universal James
 * Funky President
 * Soul Classics
 * Soul Classics, Volume 2
 * Solid Gold
 * The Fabulous James Brown
 * Can Your Heart Stand It?
 * The Best Of James Brown
 * The Federal Years, Part 1
 * The Federal Years, Part 2
 * Roots Of A Revolution
 * Ain't That A Groove - The James Brown Story 1966-1969
 * Doing It To Death - The James Brown Story 1970-1973
 * Dead On The Heavy Funk 1974-1976
 * The CD Of JB: Sex Machine And Other Soul Classics
 * The LP Of JB
 * In The Jungle Groove
 * Motherlode
 * Messin' With The Blues
 * Star Time
 * Chronicles - Soul Pride
 * JB40: 40th Anniversary Collection
 * On Stage