Here are 12 James Brown songs that everyone should listen to ... and the instrumental breaks—featuring Brown’s band hitting ...

Rather, it’s a passionate piece of work. This entry on our list of essential James Brown songs is capable of propelling listeners out of their seats. That’s part of what made James Brown such ...

Back in 2005, Bass Player corralled Bootsy Collins, Fred Thomas, and Ray Brundidge, to dig into what it really meant to be a ...

James Brown set the standard for dynamic ... As "Soul Brother No. 1," Brown acted as a cultural leader, writing hit songs calling for Black pride. As a progenitor of funk music, Brown with his band ...

If you wanted to play with James Brown, you would play by his rules: no distracting hobbies (“Black people don’t play golf!” he shouted at band members while throwing clubs off the tour bus ...

Since joining James Brown’s band 55 years ago this month ... I’d have my guitar I’d play, he’d be humming songs. Poles be in the water, we’d be fishing. And the next thing you know ...