James Brown mementoes ranging from his signature capes to a medical bracelet fetched thousands of dollars Thursday at an auction, which the soul icon's children protested. ...
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A controversial auction of soul singer James Brown's personal belongings fell short of expectations on Thursday, with more than 300 lots on offer taking in just over ...
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Papa has fetched a brand new bag—of money. The medical bracelet James Brown was wearing before he died on Christmas Day in 2006 sold for a whopping $32,500 Thursday...
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Fans of James Brown will have a chance to own some of the legendary soul singer's funky stuff when Christie's puts hundreds of items up for sale on July 17. The...
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New DNA tests prove that the Godfather of Soul lives on in a 6-year-old boy. Results confirm that James Brown was the biological father of James Brown II, according to...
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An attorney says a DNA test confirms James Brown fathered the son of a woman who claimed to be the singer's wife when he died. Peter Shahid, an attorney for James Brown II,...
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An exhibit of James Brown memorabilia is being organized at South Carolina State University. Interim university President Leonard McIntyre told The (Charleston) Post and...
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Looks like Rick James' heirs won't be super-freaking out in court next week.
The singer's estate has settled its lawsuit against his former music publisher for...
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AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — Five of James Brown's children say their late father's will should be invalidated because his former advisers used undue influence to get him to...
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The self-proclaimed widow admits she's been a bit of a drama queen, and she's not about to apologize for it. The lawyer feels brushed aside after more than two decades of...
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Funk legend William "Bootsy"
Collins is staging a tribute concert to his mentor, James
Brown, near Cincinnati on Saturday.
Proceeds from the event, at the Madison Theater...
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It looks like Papa's getting some brand-new trustees.
As a South Carolina judge held one of the administrators of James Brown's estate in contempt of court, the...
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Two people in charge of a portion of James Brown's estate quit their positions Tuesday amid ongoing questions over the late soul singer's finances.
The resignation of the...
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Papa's got a brand new mess.
Velma Warren Brown, a 73-year-old Georgia woman who was James Brown's first wife, is the latest to step in line for a piece of the late...
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A failed lawsuit accusing James Brown of rape has led lawmakers to change a portion of Illinois rape laws.
The law, which was signed Monday and takes effect Jan. 1,...
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James Brown really was the hardest-working man in show business.
According to the Sex Machine's longtime adviser, Buddy Dallas, DNA testing has confirmed a third woman...
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Another bombshell's just gone off in the battle over Mr. Dynamite's estate.
A trustee accused of siphoning at least $350,000 of James Brown's money quit his...
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AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — A trustee accused of misappropriating $350,000 of James Brown's money resigned and handed over a check for that amount during a court hearing, a...
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The results are in and it looks like papa's got some brand new kids.
DNA testing on a dozen people who have claimed they were fathered by the late James Brown has...
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Country music icon Dolly Parton was
honored for her songwriting on Thursday at the Songwriters Hall
of Fame, where she made jokes about her famous big bust that
she quipped...
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When conductor Michael Tilson Thomas was a music student, he practically broke into a cold sweat the first time he heard James Brown on the radio.
"I was so struck by it...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Friends and relatives gathered on what would have been James Brown's 74th birthday Thursday to remember the soul singer — and question the...
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Black activist Al Sharpton led a march
against racist and sexist language in music on Thursday,
targeting the big record companies three weeks after he pushed
for the firing...
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A judge ruled Wednesday that the woman who claims to be James Brown's fourth wife can select the special legal guardian she wants appointed for her son, the first step...
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The Soul Generals, the band that backed musical icon James Brown for his last 20 years, will carry on the Godfather's legacy with a series of appearances this year.
The...
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The untimely death in 1996 of
33-year-old pop/jazz singer Eva Cassidy struck a deep chord
with Chuck Brown. Washington, D.C.'s godfather of go-go had
teamed with Cassidy...
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Papa's got a brand new tab.
A dispute has erupted between the trustees responsible for handling James Brown's estate and his six adult children over who's...
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The trust handling James Brown's estate owes more than $70,000 for his elaborate funeral and care of his body for nearly three months before it was laid to rest in March,...
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In 1943, when the Pulitzer Prize committee established an award for America's best music, many genres were flourishing.
Jazz was in full swing with the likes of Duke...
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The woman who claims to be James Brown's fourth wife has selected a special guardian she wants appointed for her son, the first step toward determining the child's...
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The sex machine has ground to a halt.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review the sexual-harassment lawsuit filed by a former publicist of James Brown who claims...
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Papa may soon get a brand new heir.
James Brown's longtime companion, Tomi Rae Hynie, has selected a lawyer to serve as a special guardian for her son, James Brown...
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The U.S. Supreme Court denied the appeal of a sexual harassment case today (April 2) filed against James Brown.
Brown's former publicist, Jacque Hollander, accused the...
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The Supreme Court on Monday declined to revive a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a woman who claims the late soul singer James Brown raped her nearly 20 years ago.
The...
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The Hardest Working Man in Show Business can finally rest in peace...at least for a while.
James Brown's body was placed in a crypt at the Beech Island, South...
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James Brown's body was placed in a crypt Saturday at the Beech Island home of one his daughters, family and friends of the soul singer said.
White balloons were released...
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Music photographer Joel Brodsky,
whose sexy, shirtless images of Doors lead singer Jim Morrison
have taken on iconic status, has died. He was 67.
He succumbed to an...
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Tomi Rae Hynie, who claims to be James Brown's fourth wife, says she stood in front of his open casket and mourned one more time before DNA samples were taken from the late...
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Paternity testing is back with a vengeance this season.
Taking a page from the trials and tribulations of Anna Nicole Smith, the trustees in charge of James Brown's estate...
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While a medical examiner in Florida says Anna Nicole Smith's body is decomposing so rapidly that a public viewing may not be possible, the funeral director handling the...
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The children of
James Brown and his former partner have decided on where the
soul singer should be buried nearly two months after he died, a
lawyer said on Tuesday.
The...
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The six adult children of singer James Brown have agreed with his partner, Tomi Rae Hynie, on where the entertainer will be buried, an attorney for the woman said...
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James Brown is finally going to be buried…somewhere.
The dueling factions left behind when the Godfather of Soul died on Christmas Day put aside their differences...
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Viva pregame shows.
The introduction to Sunday's NBA All-Star game had every bit of the distinct, outsized Las Vegas flair you might expect, from the flashing lights and...
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James Brown, given scant attention from the Grammys when alive, was paid slight tribute Sunday night.
While the Eagles were honored with a three-song medley, the late...
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The woman who claims to be James Brown's fourth wife returned to the home she shared with the singer, after a judge ruled Friday that she could retrieve her...
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Sometimes you can go home again.
A South Carolina judge has granted James Brown's longtime companion, Tomi Rae Hynie, permission to return to the singer's Beech...
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Tomi Rae Hynie is takin' it to the man. Or to the man's estate, at least.
James Brown's longtime partner sued Thursday for half of the late singer's estate,...
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The woman who claims to be James Brown's fourth wife wants half of the singer's estate and to be allowed back into the South Carolina home she was locked out of soon after...
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Apparently Michael Jackson just can't beat it.
After more than a year of living abroad following his acquittal on child-molestation charges, Michael Jackson has returned...
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So much for resting in peace.
First it was his former companion, now it's James Brown's six adult children who aren't feeling good about the state of affairs regarding his...
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The Godfather of Soul's body has been moved from a temporary resting place in his home, but his attorney isn't saying where.
James Brown's body was moved Thursday from a...
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What happens to child number seven when Dad's last will and testament only refers to his "six living children"?
That's the question facing the five-year-old son of...
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James Brown's will, filed in Aiken County on Thursday, names six children and calls for many of the soul legend's personal possessions, like clothes, jewelry, boats and...
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James Brown's will, which was read last week and excludes his partner, Tomi Rae Hynie, and their 5-year-old son, was drawn up 10 months before the child's birth and more...
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The children of late soul singer James Brown are planning to turn his home into a Graceland-like museum and build a mausoleum on the site for his body, an attorney for Brown...
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A gun fight has taken place in America between two friends over the height of James Brown.
One man was shot twice in the dispute, which is understood to have taken place in...
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Papa may have had a brand new bag. What he didn't have was an updated last will and testament.
Attorneys representing James Brown's estate have said that the late...
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James Brown has yet to rest in peace.
His embalmed body lies in a sealed casket at his South Carolina home while his family and attorneys argue over his estate and final...
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Papa don't take no mess, especially when it comes to being laid to rest.
Eleven days after the last of several memorial services, James Brown has yet to be buried, as his...
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Members of James Brown's band performed Saturday night before the heavyweight fight between James Toney and Samuel Peter as two of their late front man's daughters watched...
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Just like all the other devoted family, friends and fans in attendance, Michael Jackson had no problem talking about the way James Brown makes him feel.
The elusive pop...
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James Brown always knew how to attract a crowd.
A day after thousands of mourning fans lined up to view the Godfather of Soul's body at Harlem's Apollo Theater,...
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More than 8,500 James Brown fans filled an arena bearing his name Saturday in a final, joyful farewell to the singer that seemed as fitting for a civil rights leader as for...
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Civil rights leaders,
entertainers and legions of fans turned out in force on
Saturday for a celebration and funeral for James Brown, whose
music and message embodied a...
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When Ronald Simmons first heard James Brown's hit "Cold Sweat," he was blown away, especially by Brown's command, "Give the drummer some!"
"When I was a kid I would go...
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Just like James Brown to pack them it at the Apollo Theater one last time.
A standing-room-only throng of people jammed the historic Harlem venue Thursday as...
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James Brown is going out the same way he came in—with a flourish.
Funeral plans for the Godfather of Soul, who died on Christmas Day of congestive heart failure...
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James Brown didn't play music. He didn't make music. He invented it.
Brown, the pioneering rock-soul-funkmeister who has rung every note out of every one of his classic...
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James Brown's lawyer says the late singer and his partner weren't legally married and that she was locked out of his South Carolina home for estate legal reasons. The...
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"Godfather of Soul" James Brown remained the hardest working man in show business to the end, telling friends from his hospital bed that he'd be in Times Square on New...
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The Rev. Al Sharpton remembers spotting his mentor, James Brown, for the first time backstage just before an early 1970s concert.
Brown, in front of a mirror combing his...
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James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul,"
whose voice, showmanship and bold rhythms brought funk into the
mainstream and influenced a generation of black music, died...
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Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks,
James Brown.
The "Godfather of Soul," who died in Atlanta on Monday aged
73, was one of the most important leaders of America's...
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Comments about James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul," who died on Christmas morning at the age of 73:
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"What James Brown was to music in terms of soul and hip-hop,...
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With a scratchy, husky voice defined by its piercing shrieks and guttural groans, James Brown didn't own the most beautiful pipes in music.
While he wrote songs that...
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James Brown had dozens of hits over his decades-long career. Here is a smattering of his seminal, career-defining songs:
1956: "Please, Please, Please" — This begging...
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A Chicago woman is working overtime to make sure James Brown's sex machine stays in the shop.
Jacque Hollander is petitioning the Supreme Court to hear a $106...
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An outsider might have
found the Down Home Blues Festival problematic.
Headlined by Solomon Burke, the billing for the show
presented Sunday at the Gibson Amphitheatre...
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Before Hurricane Katrina hit, Tanio
Hingle lived in a house in the Treme section of New Orleans
with his wife and three kids, gigging around town with the New
Birth Brass...
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Soul singer James Brown recently sued
David Pullman, the New York financier who pioneered the
celebrity securities known as Bowie Bonds, over their 1999 deal
to sell more...
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The Black Eyed Peas will bring their "Monkey Business" tour to China next month.
The Grammy-winning hip-hop group will perform July 18 at Beijing's Exhibition Center...
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Ever sat around
lamenting the dearth of baritone sax solos on the radio? Do you
pine for a truly heartfelt contemporary take on pre-rock
American R&B? Need a fix of that...
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Posthumous albums often disappoint,
generally being incomplete recordings that would never have
emerged had the artist lived.
That's not the case with "Savane," the...
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R. Kelly is, without a
doubt, the most enigmatic figure in pop music today and among
the most prolific singer-songwriters of his generation. He
invites a raw, nearly...
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Oedipus, the legendary Greek king who
killed his father and married his mother, was "the original
gangsta" and a "mack daddy" who looked like James Brown. At
least that's...
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Ginuwine, Jagged Edge,
Donnel Jones and Case were staples on urban radio during the
mid- to late-'90s, a period that gave ample airtime to anyone
who could copy a Stevie...
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Eight days after Hurricane Katrina hit, Michael Jackson announced he would release an all-star charity single within two weeks.
Nearly six months later, after questions...
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Wilson Pickett, the soul pioneer best known for the fiery hits "Mustang Sally" and "In The Midnight Hour," died of a heart attack Thursday in a Reston, Va., hospital,...
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Michael Jackson apparently has other things to worry about than
some missing memorabilia.
A federal judge has tossed a $10
million lawsuit brought two years ago by the...
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How big of impact did the hurriane-wrought devastation have on
Hollywood? So big even miserly record labels are coming together to help
out hurricane victims.
Like the...
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Fats Domino proved you can go home again. You just might not like
what you see.
The rock 'n' roll pioneer returned to his New
Orleans home Saturday for the first time...
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Hurricane Katrina's news coverage may have come and gone, but the
Hollywood benefits live on.
Grammy winners Wyclef Jean and
Norah Jones are the latest celebs to be...
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With a little help from his friends, Michael Jackson is going to
try and heal the Gulf Coast.
The popster, who's currently
enjoying a lengthy vacation in the United...
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Carnival king Carlinhos Brown, whose
band and social activist project Timbalada helped regenerate
one of Brazil's poorest neighborhoods, is a true believer in
the power of...
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Live 8 organizers don't want your money, and apparently neither do
the musicians who participated in the historic mega-concerts either.
While last Saturday's Live 8...
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Rock stars staged a final "Live 8"
concert in Edinburgh on Wednesday in a last-minute bid to press
world leaders gathering in nearby Gleneagles to do more to
alleviate...
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Sheryl Crow has dropped out of the Live 8 show in Paris. She's citing "substantial logistical and personal challenges."
The Paris lineup includes Andrea Bocelli, Nile...
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James Brown is off the hook for allegedly being super bad.
A federal judge in Chicago has dismissed a lawsuit filed
against the Godfather of Soul by his former PR...
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Those West End Boys are headed east end on a mission of hope.
The Pet Shop Boys have been tapped to headline the newly added
Moscow installment of Saturday's Live 8...
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All you who missed out the ticket lottery or can't swing that
last-minute fare to London to see the anticipated Pink Floyd reunion,
fear not--Live 8 is going to be live in...
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A woman has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that famed rhythm and blues singer James Brown is to blame for her suffering from Graves' disease because he raped her at...
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Like that smiling skydiver on the deodorant ads? Can't get enough of his sunny joshing on MTV's "Pimp My Ride"?
Prepare to meet the cunning, sometimes caustic musician...
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Nearly 45 years after Stevie
Wonder's live harmonica workout "Fingertips, Pt. 2" topped the
charts, the soul visionary's musical charm still enthralls.
From preteen...
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James Brown has scrapped his next live appearance...which had
been slated for a South Carolina courtroom Tuesday.
The
Godfather of Soul has pleaded no contest to a...
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Ray Charles is being remembered as a musical innovator who blended genres of music to create a new style. Charles died on Thursday of acute liver disease at age 73.
Ray...
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Michael Jackson 's father has hired a lawyer to be an "extra pair of eyes" for him during the child molestation case against his son, according to a statement issued Monday...
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Songwriter/producer Charlie
Midnight, who has worked with the likes of James Brown and
Hilary Duff , has signed with Famous Music, a spokeswoman for
the Viacom-owned song...
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It turns out Rakim's
paternal obligations were not paid in full.
The
veteran rapper was arrested on an outstanding warrant stemming from his
failure to pay child...
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Funk legend William "Bootsy"
Collins will release his first studio album in six years on
June 8, with guests ranging from Snoop Dogg and Macy Gray to
Bobby Womack and...
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James Brown and his wife will likely have a second wedding if she's able to annul her previous marriage, his lawyer said.
Tomi Rae Brown has said she was asked to leave...
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Charles Fox, Al Green , Daryl Hall and John Oates, Don McLean and songwriting duo Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield are this year's inductees into the Songwriters Hall of...
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It looks like James Brown will be movin' and groovin' in the
land of Middle Earth.
New Zealand, the place
better known these days as the travel destination of choice...
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Soul singer James Brown will perform in New Zealand after the government granted the Godfather of Soul a special visa, despite a string of criminal convictions that would...
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Music legend Little Richard put
his larger than life personality on display for all to see
Thursday during a keynote address at the South by Southwest
festival in Austin,...
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The red-velvet formality of Hanoi's Opera House took on a different groove for a night, becoming the backdrop for the rousing beats and catchy rhymes of the Black Eyed...
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With James Brown facing a domestic violence charge, a music festival in his hometown no longer wants to name itself after the Godfather of Soul.
Organizers of the event...
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James Brown has filed papers seeking an annulment from his wife, claiming she never divorced from a previous marriage.
Brown was arrested last week in South Carolina on a...
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For five decades, names like Ella Fitzgerald and Jimi Hendrix have blared out in neon letters above the doors of the Olympia concert hall.
The famed Paris concert hall...
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On January 23rd, 1958, Brunswick Records released "Maybe Baby" backed with "Tell Me How" by The Crickets.
In 1970, singer Judy Collins was denied permission to sing her...
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Luciano Pavarotti is no stranger to pop — he has performed with artists ranging from Bono to Mariah Carey , and his operatic recordings as part of the Three Tenors...
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Al Green , James Brown , Britney
Spears , Elvis Presley and the Monkees are among the artists who
will be featured in the "American Pop" series presented by the
Museum of...
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His once broad nose has been surgically whittled to the size of a pencil. His formerly brown skin is now off-white. His woolly afro has been replaced by a sleek,...
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In the 10 years since Michael Jackson first stood accused of child molestation, the superstar has managed to eke out two platinum albums, a handful of hits and some highly...
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Before Bobby Byrd starts to talk, he wants to get one thing straight — he doesn't hate James Brown .
Yes, he has sued Brown — the man Byrd helped spring from...
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Tenor Luciano Pavarotti has been a
superstar for decades. He is a household name around the world
-- whether his fans first encountered him on the stage of
Milan's La...
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A surprise performance by Michael Jackson, a tribute to the late Jam Master Jay, and shout-outs to the winner of American Idol were some of the highlights of the third...
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Elton John was the opening act for James Brown Wednesday night (May 28) during the Robin Hood Foundation charity auction-dinner at New York's Jacob Javits Convention Center....
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James Brown was pardoned by the South Carolina Department Of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services on Tuesday (May 20) for all past crimes in the state, including assault,...
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James Brown and contemporary R&B group TLC will be presented with the 2003 Heroes Award from the Atlanta chapter of the Recording Academy on June 5 for creative...
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James Brown gave 400 tickets to U.S. military personnel for his Saturday concert (March 29) in Houston. "The Godfather of Soul" said he hoped the free tickets would lift...
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James Brown has mapped out tour dates for the spring, which include Florida's SunFest, two days at the annual Bonnaroo Music Festival in Tennessee, plus swings through...
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James Brown, Morris Day & the Time, and Mary Wilson are among the many legends of soul and R&B scheduled to perform at B.B. King's Blues Club in New York City in honor of...
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James Brown, Janet Jackson, Ja Rule, Jay-Z, and R. Kelly were among the honored Tuesday (August 6) at the 2002 BMI Urban Awards in Miami. The performing rights organization...
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A Los Angeles jury ruled Wednesday (February 20) that James Brown's former employee Lisa Agbalaya was wrongfully terminated, and has awarded her $40,000 in compensatory...
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James Brown has been found not guilty in a $1 million sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former employee by a Los Angeles jury. Though Brown was personally exonerated,...
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James Brown testified in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday (February 5) that he "never touched" a former employee who is suing him for sexual harassment. Lisa...
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Singer James Brown sat quietly in Los Angeles Superior Court on the first day of his sexual harassment trial Tuesday (January 29). In a lawsuit filed in May 2000, Lisa...
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James Brown is out to prove himself worthy of his famous nickname "the hardest working man in show business" this summer. Brown begins a 15-date North American tour on...
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The "Godfather of Soul," James Brown, gave back to the community of Augusta, Georgia, this holiday season. Brown, decked out in a red leather suit, rented the Imperial...
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While many performers came out for their chosen candidates during the presidential campaign, one star chose to remain out of the fray. James Brown has never been afraid to...
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James Brown seems to be having his share of good days and bad days lately. Brown was sued by former backup singer Lisa Rushton for sexual harassment in a lawsuit filed in...
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James Brown's former security guard has been officially charged with theft and arson in the fire that destroyed the singer's business office and personal property this...
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James Brown has been cleared of all charges against him alleging that he threatened a utility worker with a knife. The Aiken County Sheriff's Office in South Carolina has...
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The Aiken County Sheriff's Office finally spoke with James Brown on July 19 regarding the July 3 incident in which Brown allegedly brandished a knife at a South Carolina...
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The late Curtis Mayfield and living soul legend James Brown are among the artists being inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame tonight (June 15) in New York.
Mayfield...
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James Brown was named as a defendant in a million-dollar-plus sexual harassment lawsuit last Friday (May 19). Brown is being sued by Lisa Ross Agbalaya, the former...
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An employee of James Brown's was arrested on Tuesday (May 16) for intentionally starting the fire that swept through the singer's business offices last month (LAUNCH, 5/1)....
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James Brown has put up a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the arsonist who set his business offices ablaze on April 28 (LAUNCH, 5/1). ...
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Today is a bittersweet day for James Brown. While he's happy to be celebrating his 67th birthday, he's also dealing with last week's arson at his business offices in his...
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Firefighters suspect arson caused a fire that swept through the building offices of James Brown Enterprises on Friday (April 28) in Augusta, Georgia. No one was injured,...
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A James Brown appearance in World Championship Wrestling has been hinted at for weeks, and this Sunday, Feb. 20, it all comes true. LAUNCH has confirmation that Brown will...
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The Songwriters' Hall Of Fame has named six inductees to join its ranks -- former
Beach Boys leader
Brian Wilson,
Eagles members and principal songwriters
Glenn Frey...
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James Brown has taken his music into the digital age. He's just released a holiday album, James Brown Christmas For The Millennium & Forever, on the website www.emusic.com....
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Yesterday (Dec. 1) in New York, James Brown came face-to-face with James Brown. "The Godfather Of Soul" was in New York to see a seven-foot animatronic head created in his...
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James Brown is putting together a worldwide tour with the parents of slain Columbine High School student Isaiah Shoels. The 18-year-old Shoels was among the 12 students...
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With a diverse list of talent ranging from James Brown, Jamiroquai, and the Roots to Sheryl Crow, Lit, Live, and Buckcherry, Woodstock '99 officially got off to a...
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Throughout his career, James Brown has had the pleasure of meeting a number of politicians and their families. Brown, however, did not get a chance to meet John F. Kennedy...
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Papa's got a brand new bag, indeed. The "Godfather Of Soul," James Brown, is the latest musician to take his bag of hits to the bank in a bond deal with financial wizard...
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James Brown has legal problems once again. Just days after being released from a Columbia, South Carolina hospital, where he was being treated for an addiction to...
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James Brown was released late this week from a Columbia, South Carolina hospital , where he had spent six days being treated for an addiction to painkillers. Brown, 64, was...
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