James Brown trivia: 40 facts about the famous singer!

James Brown is one of the best- known soul figures of the 20th century! His life is one for the legends!

1. His full name is James Joseph Brown
2. He was born in May 3, 1933
3. He died on December 25, 2006
4. James Brown was an American singer- songwriter, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader
5. A progenitor of funk music
6. James Brown was a major figure of 20th- century music and dance
7. He is referred to as the “Godfather of Soul”
8. His career lasted for 50 years
9. He was an influence for the development of several music genres
10. James Brown began his career as a gospel singer in Toccoa, Georgia
11. He joined an R&B vocal group
12. It was called he Gospel Starlighters
13. It later evolved into the Flames
14. It was founded by Bobby Byrd
15. In this band James Brown was the lead singer
16. In the late1950s he came to prominence as a member of the singing group The Famous Flames
17. Their hit ballads were “Please, Please, Please” and “Try Me”
18. James Brown built a reputation as a tireless
19. The Flames sometimes were known as the James Brown Band or the James Brown Orchestra
20. His success peaked in the 1960s with the live album Live at the Apollo
21. Some of his greatest hits singles were “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag”, “I Got You (I Feel Good)” and “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World”
22. He was best- known for his blues and gospel- based music
23. During the late 60s he turned to “Africanized” music
24. An approach that influenced the development of funk music
25. By the early 1970s, James Brown had fully established the funk sound
26. This happenned with the songs “Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine” and “The Payback”
27. He also became noted for songs of social commentary
28. They include the 1968 hit “Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud”
29. James Brown continued to perform and record until his death in 2006
30. He died from pneumonia
31. James Brown recorded 17 singles that reached number one on the Billboard R&B charts
32. He also holds the record for the most singles listed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart without ever reaching number one
33. James Brown has received honors from many institutions
34. They include inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame
35. James Brown is ranked as number one in The Top 500 Artists in the Billboard Hot100 R&B charts
36. He is ranked seventh on the music magazine Rolling Stone’s list of its 100 greatest artists of all time
37. Rolling Stone has also cited Brown as the most sampled artist of all time
38. He was born in Barnwell, South Carolina
39. James Brown was married four times
40. james Brown had numerous children and acknowledged nine of them including five sons