James Brown set the standard for dynamic live performance in American music. Inspired by preachers in the Black church, Brown started out singing in gospel quartets. As the "Godfather of Soul," he ...

he was sued for raping a woman at gunpoint in 1988, but the charges were dropped. 2. Get on up - and vote Nixon? Despite being a figurehead supporting the fight for race equality, James Brown ...

Brown has been preparing “Paradise” co-star James Marsden for an Emmy nod for ... I’ve been together with this woman for as long as I’ve known her, since my freshman year of college ...