Mark Ulriksen The One: The Life and Music of James Brown RJ Smith Gotham Books In the early 1970s ... The talk show host David Frost asked Brown what soul was. “The truth,” he replied.

The “Godfather of Neo Soul” passed away on March 4 in New ... with various rappers sampling the hit song like Common’s “Book of Life,” Mary J. Blige’s “My Life,” Naughty By Nature ...

The definitive biography of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, with fascinating findings on his life as a Civil Rights activist, an entrepreneur, and the most innovative musician of our time.

James Brown, aka the Godfather of Soul, is credited as being a pivotal ... Trevor said: “James Brown also had a load of female singers on his books that he produced, this is one of them, Lyn ...

The eventual "Godfather of Neo-Soul" found remarkable success with the label Polydor, releasing 11 albums with them from 1970 to 1977. A true artist's artist, his collaborations over the decades ...

speak candidly about growing up with "the Godfather of Soul," who died at the age of 73 in Atlanta in 2006. At the opening of the video, Deanna, 55, notes that although she earned a college degree ...

The James Brown Mystery A strange phone call reveals a question from the grave – was The Godfather of Soul murdered? Almost 40 years ago, a songwriter found herself in musician James Brown’s ...