James Brown

James Brown changed what music is for, not just how it sounds. By shifting the emphasis to rhythm — to the one — he laid the foundation for funk, and through it hip-hop, disco, and most modern pop. What moves me is the work ethic behind the myth: a man born into poverty in South Carolina who out-rehearsed, out-danced, and out-sweated everyone, earning the title of hardest-working man in show business. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award only formalized the obvious. For me, his groove is the closest thing pop music has to a law of physics.

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Name (English)

James Brown

Name (Japanese)

ジェームス・ブラウン

Reading

じぇーむす・ぶらうん

Born

May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006

Origin

Barnwell, South Carolina, United States

Height

168 cm

Occupation

singer-songwriter / singer / composer / dancer / record producer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rooster

Awards & achievements

• 1992 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
• Kennedy Center Honors
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
• MOJO Awards
• 1986 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

• Official sitehttps://www.godfatherofsoul.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Brown
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5950

Tags

• South Carolina
• singer-songwriter
• singer
• composer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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