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Just no words to say.... 
You will be missed Godfather! If u and I were just ten feet closer, then I'd make u understand
Everything I want 2 do 2 ur body baby, I will do 2 ur head | |
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Fuck.....
R.I.P. James "A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
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R.I.P. James Brown
A look back at the 'Godfather Of Soul' who died today http://www.nme.com/news/j...rown/25586 1933-2006 
James Brown singer and songwriter has died today (December 25) at the age of 73 after being admitted to the Emory Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta suffering with pneumonia. His agent Frank Copsidas confirmed that he had died at 1.45am local time According to Copsidas the singer first became aware that he was seriously ill when he visited his dentist at the weekend. "On Friday (December 22) he had his toy giveaway, which is his annual toy giveaway in Augusta, Georgia," the agent told the BBC World Service. "On Saturday, he went to his dentist up in Atlanta, and his dentist told him something was wrong, and he sent him to a doctor immediately." The singer died with his long term friend Charles Bobbit at his bedside. Brown was responsible for both key moments in soul music's evolution: being at the birth of both R&B and funk, earning him the name "the Godfather Of Soul". Subsequently, his became one of the most sampled artists by a new generation of rappers and producers. Brown was born in 1933 in Barnwell, South Carolina. He endured a troubled childhood which saw the singer abandoned aged four and forced to grow-up with relatives on the streets of Augusta, Georgia. With stints in reform school, the young Brown quickly learnt to how to get things done, later recalling "I wanted to be somebody". It was while he was in reform school that Brown met Bobby Byrd, an early influence who recruited the singer for his group Gospel Starlighters. They soon changed their name the Famous Flames, adopting a harder R&B style in the process. Signed to King Records in January 1956, Brown and the band scored their first hit four months later with 'Please, Please, Please' reaching the R&B top ten. That success was not immediately followed-up, however with Brown evolving more rhythm-led and improvised arrangements for his songs, the singer soon pulled ahead of the pack. In 1961 instrumental 'Night Train' scored a number five R&B hit and showcased what would become known as the "James Brown Sound". Wider success followed with the release of 'Live At The Apollo' in 1962. Recorded the Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City without the approval of his label it is considered to be among the greatest live albums ever recorded. By the mid-1960s, with the singer enjoying hits with the likes of ' Papa's Got A Brand New Bag' and 'I Got You (I Feel Good)' he became rich in a way that wouldn't hit rock music until the 1970s, owning restaurants, radio stations and a private jet. Not only did he personify the American Dream, he embraced it wholeheartedly encouraging black people to embrace 'black capitalism'. Crucially after Martin Luther King's assassination in 1968, his show in Boston - complete with pleas for calm - was broadcast across America. He was thanked by President Lyndon Johnson . The late 1960s saw Brown evolve a more funkier sound, typified by the now heavily sampled 'Funky Drummer', before he recruited new backing band The JBs for a series of tours and recordings in the 1970s. Debuting the new band on his seminal track 'Get Up (I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine)' in 1970, Brown and the group also played the now legendary gig in 1974 in Zaire during the build-up to the Rumble In The Jungle fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. However after this high, His music passed out of fashion as disco took over and his son Teddy was killed in a car accident. Once again it was back to the circuit working as hard as possible that kept him going. In the 1980s he was discovered by hip-hop artists and in doing so earned yet another title 'The Most Sampled Man In Show Business' after being sampled by - among others - Public Enemy, NWA, Ice Cube, Dr Dre, Easy-E, Nas, Prince, De La Soul, Massive Attack, Beastie Boys and Sinead O'Connor (a long, although not exhaustive list of songs with a Funky Drummer sample ). Personally though singer's fortunes waned somewhat. Brown was arrested in 1988 after entering a insurance office neighbouring his Augusta HQ carrying a shotgun while high on PCP. The singer was arrested after a half hour car chase which saw police shoot out his tires, and he was given a six year prison sentence, although he was paroled in 1991 and was later pardoned in 2003. The singer was also plagued with charges of drug and alcohol abuse, and was accused of hitting his third wife Adrienne, who died in 1996 after mixing PCP with prescription drugs. Despite his troubles, Brown toured consistently, reaffirming his reputation as "the hardest working man in show business". Recent UK appearances included both the Glastonbury and T In The Park festivals proving he could mix it with the younger generation of bands, while he appeared in London in November at the BBC Electric Proms, playing the newly re-opened Roundhouse venue. Brown was also inducted into the UK Music Hall Of Fame during that visit, though possibly his most impressive honour is in Augusta where the city changed the name of its 9th Street to James Brown Boulevard last year. Brown is survived by his fourth wife Tomi Rae Brown- one of his backing singers - whom he had a son with James Jr, now aged five. The singer also has two children by his first wife Velma Warren, and three more by his second Deidre Jenkins. In a career that spanned five decades, there's no-one who can equal Brown for his capacity for innovation and influence. Having brought R&B and funk to the world, his music is the bedrock for much of the finest rap and hip-hop records around . He was and shall remain the Godfather Of Soul. [Edited 12/25/06 23:59pm] | |
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Rest in peace James,we'll miss you.
"Can I Take it to the bridge?" -James Brown The legendary James Brown captured and can been seen at Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas.  [Edited 12/25/06 1:45am] | |
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His music will live for ever.
And one day, so will he ... Peace. | |
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Anx said: NO FREAKING WAY.
this isn't exactly shocking, i suppose, since the man lived a HARD life...but wow. you just don't expect james brown to ever die, as ridiculous as that sounds. he's james brown! he's supposed to ALWAYS be around! Anx, you took the words right out of my mouth - I was thinking the very same thing when I heard this morning ironically... JB, thankyou for the fun ride, and what a ride it was. The lives you've touched and the legacy you've left behind will reverberate through generations yet to come, and that's an amazing, AMAZING thing - thankyou. We salute you JB. 'Let's Make Christmas Mean Something This Year...' 
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Just got back from the family get-together and I find out he's gone. I'm so glad I saw him at the start of the year! R.I.P. | |
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Anx said: NO FREAKING WAY.
this isn't exactly shocking, i suppose, since the man lived a HARD life...but wow. you just don't expect james brown to ever die, as ridiculous as that sounds. he's james brown! he's supposed to ALWAYS be around!
this is really sad news. i remember rocking out to my "living in america" vinyl 45 when i was a kid and barely knew who james brown was. i remember every time he was on TV, my mom would make a big deal out of james brown being on, because we knew his performances would blow us away every time. to me, james brown is to soul what johnny cash is to country. they're the purest definition of what each genre is/was supposed to be, and proof of how far those musical communities have strayed. if johnny was earth, james was fire. both were (and are) elemental to music. this is really sad news. not completely unexpected, but yeah...ya just never think of a world without JB.
i'm gonna have to put "jungle groove" on heavy rotation this week. RIP.
 Perfect words, Anx. Ironically I was just listening to JB's Christmas album last night. There are three sides to every story. My side, your side, and the truth. And no one is lying. Memories shared serve each one differently | |
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OMG OMG OMG
I just read the blurb that he'd been hospitalized, now this. I can't believe it. OMG, this is just too major 
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I am in shock. I can´t believe it. I saw him a month ago live rocking the stage. It sounds IMPOSSIBLE to me! "When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really don´t like the idea that he could have it all." | |
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manki said:
After seeing him live just a few month ago with more energy in over 20 years I thought he'd definitly would be around for a long long time to come.
/peace Manki I got to see him 10 years ago or so geez lucky I went - for some reason I thought I would wait until the next time he might come down so I could go to the gig with the master, but changed my mind at the last minute and went anyway | |
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His MySpace page has concert dates listed all the way through August 18, 2007!! This man's energy puts me to shame and I'm only in my 30's. I am so sad that he has departed us. I wished I could've seen him live as well, hindsight is somethin' . . . . . | |
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Jings, what a downer on Christmas morning.
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Undoubtedly one of the 5 most innovative artists that changed the face of contemporary music as we know it.
Always copied, sampled, revered as one of the best. It is a great loss and my only hope is that he will be praised and recognized as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash or the Beatles once were. Your duty on earth is over now Godfather, may you rest in peace. Forever JB. James Brown: 1933-2006 | |
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Scotsman1999 said: Jings, what a downer on Christmas morning.
That's what I was thinking too 
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RIP Mr Brown. It is hoped you would be honored appropriately. | |
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I only hope that when it's my time to go, I have lived even half the life that he must have lived. Man, the stories he must have been able to tell, and the things he must have did. You will be missed. R.I.P., James. Maybe you and Rick James will do a jam session and we'll hear it a little bit down here. | |
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RIP Mr Brown. You truly were the Godfather!
A genius and a role model to many. You will always be remembered. This is a man's world, but it would be nothing without YOU! http://www.myspace.com/savage1999uk
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James, you were the ultimate 
Thanks for the music. RIP | |
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R.I.P. Mr. Brown | |
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i wanted to read about James Browns Death and i got this:
Mass hysteria, this is techno House is not my home but it rocks though I checked up on the late great J.B. His death is said on national TV How when, and why this are the main Things that I heard when I stroll down the lake Now memory, man are you with that James Brown is dead Total chaos, man it's resurrected I'm confused that things are gettin' hectic In my brain, what is happenin' Could this be a big misunderstanding It is The hardest working man in show biz is alive so (???) Don't be mislead, cause the newsman said James Brown is dead James Brown is dead James Brown is dead Nightmare is over Now I'm alone Grab the mike rip shit an go for broke Music masterpiece release with this Now I will get much respect from EmCees Along the way oh I heard him say This is fly, this cool type of guy He's total, and I'm so bad Log on to Top40db. James Brown is dead James Brown is dead James Brown is dead by L.A. Style anyway... R.I.Funk [Edited 12/25/06 14:32pm]  Bounce party y'all 
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R.I.P.
Father of the Funk. Those late 60's Apollo shows were my introduction to the Funk. First brother I ever knew that owned a jet. since Run & Them were saying "Here we go" | |
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R.I.P, Mr Brown. | |
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It is very sad news... R.I.P. "Love Hurts. Your lies, they cut me. Now your words don't mean a thing. I don't give a damn if you ever loved me..." -Cher, "Woman's World" | |
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Heavens gonna have to start getting funky! A musical legend who created so much of our music today. My prayers are with his family. | |
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Rest in peace, James. M.2.K
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