Article: Ben Brown to Release a Statement for the Records: 25 Years With Michael Jackson, James Brown, and Others, Next Month.

Article: Ben Brown, Known World Wide as the Man who Discovered Michael Jackson, Plans to Share Details of Experiences, for the First Time in What He Calls 'A Statement for the Records'.
PR Newswire;  November 8, 2007 ;     371 words ......by comments by Ben Brown's youngest son...The Jacksons, James Brown, 50's legend Pookie...discussion between James Brown and myself (Ben Brown) he said, 'I know that you worked with James Brown but I had no idea...seclusion that Ben Brown ...

Article: New Entertainment Company Readies to Market Multiple Creative Products Created by Internationally Famous Ben Brown.
Entertainment Newsweekly;  October 24, 2008 ;     307 words ......representation. Ben Brown, the creator...Jackson and James Brown, announced...announcement that Ben Brown will release...Jackson 5, and James Brown The Godfather...written with James Brown in mind. Ben Brown was one of James ...

Article: Soul food: A guide to the essential James Brown.(Arts and Lifestyle)
The Boston Herald;  December 27, 2006 ;     512 words ...Byline: CHRISTOPHER BLAGG James Brown may have left us, but his supremely...Yesterday, when Snoop Dogg said, (James Brown's) music and his legacy will live...source. Since the sheer amount of James Brown albums and compilations can be...

Article: An ode to pop icon James Brown
Charleston Gazette;  January 6, 2007 ;     594 words ...James Brown story: The Godfather required razor's-ed...musician missed a cue or flubbed a note, James Brown, his hand held behind him where the audience...another way of understanding the tale: James Brown knew how James Brown was supposed to...

Article: James Brown's Children Are in Court. They Might Have Settled for Love.
The Washington Post;  August 8, 2008 ;     700+ words ......said, pointing at the screen. There was James Brown singing "Please, Please, Please." It...LaRhonda worked up the nerve to call James Brown, tracking him down in a hotel room in...part of the bitter, grabby melee over James Brown's estate -- a fight that now encompasses...

Article: James Brown in the '90s is just like the '60s
The Boston Globe;  July 1, 1994 ;     520 words ...JAMES BROWN At: Harborlights, Wednesday night I love...And you have Soul Brother Numero Uno James Brown growling "It's a Man's World," while...the man rolling. Everyone knows that James Brown's show hasn't changed in 30 years. The...

Article: Soul power James Brown transcended the stage in concert.(Time Out!)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  January 5, 2007 ;     700+ words ......In the press coverage that followed James Brown's Christmas Day death at age 73, much...opportunities. While it is certain the music of James Brown gave rap producers a vocabulary and...For all of its charms, the late-career James Brown was a conscious imitation of the mid...

Article: The Godfather Fills the Apollo One Last Time; Thousands Pay Their Respects At Wake for James Brown
The Washington Post;  December 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ...It was a spectacle that James Brown would have loved. The Godfather of Soul made a...television cameras jostled for better views. Fans sang James Brown songs and reminisced about James Brown concerts. "I'd have to say that musically, the...

Article: For James Brown, a Funeral as Big as His Life
NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday;  December 31, 2006 ;     443 words ......Edition - Sunday (NPR) 12-31-2006 For James Brown, a Funeral as Big as His Life Host...third and final funeral service for James Brown was no quiet, staid affair. (Soundbite...in the aisles and yell out loud. The James Brown Arena in Augusta, Georgia was packed...

Article: Black Music Month: BET Honors James Brown
Sun Reporter, The;  June 5, 2003 ;     483 words ......Godfather Of Soul" but his mama called him James Brown. There probably isn't another Soul music...influenced popular music as much as James Brown has. His dancing and vocal style, stage...addition to his own contributions to music. James Brown paved the way for artists like Lyn...

Article: Spotlight on James brown y'all
The Boston Globe;  May 5, 1991 ;     700+ words ......first track of "Star Time," the 4-CD James Brown retrospective (PolyGram) due in stores...bags -- the air has turned furious and James Brown is a sight. Stray strands of hair launch...please, please, please" into a hot mike, James Brown's message is crystal clear: Baby, I...

Article: James Brown.(EDITORIALS)
The Washington Times;  December 27, 2006 ;     472 words ...Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES James Brown was a man of many monikers Hardest Working...and the rhythm of the drums that led James Brown to his first recording and million-selling...With gospel as a primary inspiration, James Brown wrote and produced his own records despite...

Article: James Brown never sold his soul for a few pieces of silver
Chicago Defender;  December 29, 2006 ;     679 words ......James "Thunder" Early, Murphy does a James Brown imitation, a sexy soul singer who refuses...song, it would skyrocket. Thank God, James Brown chose not become someone else in order...a music lover can readily identify a James Brown song. Like it not his style is unmistakable...

Article: James Brown to live on in Clendenin man's act
Charleston Daily Mail;  December 28, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Bobby Rucker idolized James Brown so much that he committed to gyrate...Soul. "The first time I ever saw James Brown dance, it was on TV, and I thought...performance career for himself as a James Brown impersonator - even though he's...