Alabama-born and based singer-songwriter Early James has spent years finely tuning his ... his third Dan Auerbach-produced record for Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound record label, James and his backing band ...

Mark Ulriksen The One: The Life and Music of James Brown RJ Smith Gotham Books In the early 1970s ... of his talent more mysterious. The talk show host David Frost asked Brown what soul was.

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 ...