| Profile | |
| Birth name | James Joseph Brown Jr. |
| Born | May 3, 1933(1933-05-03) Barnwell, South Carolina, United States |
| Origin | Augusta, Georgia |
| Died | December 25, 2006 (aged 73) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Genre(s) | R&B, funk, soul |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, dancer, bandleader, record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocal, guitar, harmonica, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion instruments |
| Years active | 1956 " 2006 |
| Label(s) | Federal, King, Try Me, Smash, People, Polydor, Scotti Bros. |
| Associated acts | The Famous Flames, The J.B.'s, The Soul Generals |
More about James Brown(From Wikipedia)
At The End Of His Life, James Brown Lived In A Riverfront Home In Beech Island, South Carolina, Directly Across The Savannah River From Augusta, Georgia. Brown Was Once Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer, Which Was Successfully Treated With Surgery. Regar
At the end of his life, James Brown lived in a riverfront home in Beech Island, South Carolina, directly across the Savannah River from Augusta, Georgia. Brown was once diagnosed with prostate cancer, which was successfully treated with surgery. Regardless of his health, Brown maintained his reputation as the "hardest working man in show business" by keeping up with his grueling performance schedule. Read more...
Marriages And Children
Brown was married four times — Velma Warren (19 June 1953–1969, divorced), Deidre "Deedee" Jenkins (22 October 1970–10 January 1981, divorced), Adrienne Lois Rodriguez (born 9 March 1950) (1984–6 January 1996, wife's death) and Tomi Rae Hynie (December 2001–2006, his death). From these and other relationships, James Brown had five sons — Teddy Brown (1954-1973), Read more...
Legal Issues
Brown's personal life was marred by several brushes with the law. At the age of 16, was arrested for theft and served 3 years in prison. In 1988, Brown was arrested following an alleged high-speed car chase on Interstate 20 along the Georgia-South Carolina state border. He was convicted of carrying an unlicensed pistol and assaulting a police officer, along with various drug-related and driving Read more...
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Brussels - European Union leaders moved closer to a deal on appointing the bloc's new top officials Thursday after British premier Gordon Brown dropped his long-held support for Tony Blair in favour of Catherine Ashton as EU foreign policy director. ...
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:58:19 GMT
London- Catherine Margaret Ashton, the 53-year-old British Labour politician sent to Brussels as trade commissioner a year ago, has long been a close ally of Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The quietly effective politician had held a number of middle- r...
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:40:18 GMT
Los Angeles - Pop superstar Rihanna on Tuesday released her first single since she was beaten in February by former boyfriend Chris Brown. The haunting, mid-tempo tune Russian Roulette was composed in conjunction with Ne Yo and marks the first track ...
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:40:42 GMT
London - The British government welcomed the pledge for improved governance made by Afghan President Hamid Karzai during his inauguration in Kabul on Thursday. A spokesman for Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Karzai's speech had shown a commitment to...
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:28:20 GMT
London - Britain Tuesday welcomed the acceptance by Afghan President Hamid Karzai that a second round of voting was required in the country's disputed presidential election. In a statement, Prime Minister Gordon Brown described Karzai's promise to ho...
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:40:49 GMT
Los Angeles - Pop star Rihanna on Friday publicly revealed details of her February assault by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, the same day as Brown appeared on MTV to extend his apologies for the notorious incident. In the interview with Good Morning Ameri...
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:40:23 GMT

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