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 ...

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

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

Lyn Collins’s 1972 record (which was produced by James Brown) has been sampled by several ... There aren’t only R&B and soul songs on this list. Some classic rap tracks made it as well.

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 ...