R.I.P. James Brown

325_fan · Post by **325_fan** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 4:10 am

Dead on Christmas Day.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 4:48 am

Wow!! Bad news.

j_gary · Post by **j_gary** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 5:32 am

Jump back!

Now Heaven has a hell of a band.

Big favorite of mine. Who is ever going to fill this void? Spears, Backstreet, Snoop, Green Day?

Live, NOBODY was close.

will_nesbitt · Post by **will_nesbitt** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 6:10 am

Pappa's had a brand new bag, now heaven's got a brand new personality to deal with...

On Christmas day though... well at least he passed on in style... My best wishes go out to his family at this hard time for them

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 6:34 am

The Hardest Working Man in Show Business has got himself a brand new stage.

What a showman!!

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 6:42 am

Too bad and only 73, he looked frail the last concert I saw him in (TV) and thought he was older than 73.

ram · Post by **ram** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 7:36 am

Sad personal life, but man what he helped do for music was amazing. He, Ray Charles and Sam Cooke were the foundation of soul music… followed by funk, rap and disco. WOW! The ‘hardest work man…’ can now rest a little.

wints · Post by **wints** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 8:05 am

A true musical giant. One who changed and defined the culture of people and the music.

Peace JB.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 8:06 am

Living in America...

RIP

kenposurf · Post by **kenposurf** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 8:50 am

I always admired the fact that James picked the very best musicians for his bands..Bootsy Collins was an alumni. There is a James Brown box set "The Star Box" along with the Stax box and the Atlantic Records boxes are gotta haves.

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 9:17 am

RIP, JB. A star if ever there was one.

winston · Post by **winston** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 9:55 am

RIP James. You were an inspiration to me and many others.

blazer · Post by **blazer** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 12:06 pm

The best examples of his genius, "Sex machine" and "Super bad" were both recorded in one take.

As for who James Brown's own influences were: in "sex machine" he quotes Elmore James's "Shake your money maker" giving props to him.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 2:28 pm

As is so often true with great art and groundbreaking ideas and their execution, their creators can be difficult souls.

Misfits who have strength of personality create their own reality and through sheer genius and force of will, can show us a new way. By our acceptance, we fit them, on their terms.

Occasionally they clash with society, as in the "stay out of my bathroom/pickup truck chase" incident which sent him to prison while he was in his 50s.

An amazing and unique force in Soul.

He had amazing hair, too.

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 4:04 pm

"He had amazing hair, too"

You probably did, too, once!