Before his health took a turn for the worse on the night of Dec. 24, Brown was given his doctor’s approval to perform in New ...

James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, passed away 19 years ago, leaving behind over 50 million records and a lasting impact on ...

James Brown's official cause of death was congestive heart failure and complications from pneumonia, but conspiracy theories ...

Whether you call him “The Hardest Working Man in Show Business,” “Soul Brother Number One” or “The Godfather of Soul,” you’d be hard pressed to find someone who would argue that James Brown wasn’t one ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When I first wrote about James Brown, I thought I’d covered enough ground with the big hits—the songs everyone knows and loves. But not long after that article went live, I started ...

The funk singer is best known for her 1969 version of "It's My Thing" and for the widely sampled track "Unwind Yourself." By Marc Schneider, Billboard Marva Whitney, a fiery-voiced funk singer who ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: James Brown: Say It Loud is a new four-part docuseries for A&E about the unlikely rise, the resulting stardom he worked so hard for, and the lasting legacy of “The ...

NEW YORK - MAY 03: James Brown visits Harlem in New York to meet fans on May 03 1979 (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns) James Brown is one of the most famous and celebrated musicians in American ...

About a month ago or so, we here at the “Free Times” told you about the upcoming ColaJazz Festival on Sept. 20 and Oct. 1. At the time we published the story, however, we didn’t have all of the pieces ...

Leela James’ bluesy voice dubbed her as the “God Daughter of Soul,” originally coined by the legendary Etta James. Though the two don’t actually have familial ties, Leela is carrying the torch for ...