James Brown set the standard for dynamic live performance in American music. Inspired by preachers in the Black church, Brown started out singing in gospel quartets. As the "Godfather of Soul," he ...

Getting into the soulful stylings of the incomparable James Brown? These four songs are essential listening for any fan.

James Brown, the trailblazing Godfather of Soul who passed in 2006, places a new song on a Billboard chart for the first time ...