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Article: James Brown.(EDITORIALS)
- Article from:
- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- December 27, 2006
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Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES
James Brown was a man of many monikers "Hardest Working Man in Show Business," "Soul Brother No. 1," "Mr. Dynamite," "Mr. Please, Please, Please" and "Godfather of Soul." President Bush added another name "American Original" on Christmas Day, when Mr. Brown, 73, died of heart failure.
One of the most influential entertainers of the last half century, Mr. Brown was no mere singer-songwriter. Born in South Carolina during the Great Depression and abandoned by his mom, he picked cotton, shined shoes and, by the time he reached high-school age, had become a violent criminal, serving time in a juvenile detention center. Like ...
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