James Brown performing at a concert in Riga, Latvia, in July 2006. ... James Brown, the singer, songwriter, bandleader and dancer,who indelibly transformed 20th-century music, died early today atEmory Crawford Long Hospital ... Mr. Brown's condition did not seem to be life-threatening, Mr.Copsidas said. read more
By 1960, Brown began multi-tasking in the recording studio involving himself, his singing group, the Famous Flames, and his band, a separate entity from The Flames, sometimes named the James Brown Orchestra or the James Brown Band. read more
James Brown, the singer, songwriter, bandleader and dancer,who indelibly transformed 20th-century music, died early today atEmory Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta, where he been admitted onSaturday with pneumonia, his agent, Frank Copsidas, said. Mr. Brownwas 73 years old and lived in Beech Island, S.C., near the Georgia border. read more