Biography James Brown

For his talent, a bright image and contribution to the music, he received the nicknames "Mr. Dynamite" and "Cross Father Soul." During his more than summer career, he influenced the development of several musical genres. Brown was born on May 3 in Barnwell, South Carolina, in a small wooden hut and called him Joseph James Brown Jr., but the names were mistakenly rearranged in the birth certificate.

The Brown family lived in extreme poverty in the brothel of one of his aunts, the guy spent a lot of time alone. He began to sing on a show of talents in early childhood in the year and won one of them after the performance of the SO LONG ballad. A difficult youth affected the teenager of James - at 16, he was convicted of robbery and sent to the center of detention for minors.

There he formed the gospel quartet with four cellmates and found that he could sing well. Brown was conditionally released on June 14. In the year, the guys contacted Little Richard during a performance in Maikon. Richard convinced them to meet with his then manager Clint Brantley, who sent The Famous Flames to the local radio station to record the demo version of their songs, Please, Please.

The successful album "Live At the Apollo" was released, and Brown launched his first Try Me Records label, where he recorded many subsequent performers. In the same year, he released what some critics called the first real song in the style of Funk - “Cold Sweat”. The style of James of the middle of the xs is when the spiritual section, guitars, bass and drums are connected to intricate rhythmic patterns based on several interconnected riffs.

At the same time, he received the nickname "Soul Brother no. James Brown sang also in conjunction-it was not just singing, and not speech, but something average that would then inspire people to create rap and hip-hop. In addition, the musician’s performances were famous for his intensity and duration, he himself was a chubby man, a bully, hot-tempered and very ambiguous in his intentions.

He fell into custody several times, tried to shoot his competitor, did not pay taxes and many mandatory payments, substituted radio stations, without issuing them the promised material, illegally stored weapons, attacked the police and received many more drug reprimands and driving at high speeds. James demanded from his musicians and dancers the ultimate discipline, perfection and accuracy: he fined them for dirty shoes or for being late for the stage.

As the musical empire of Brown grew, his desire for financial and artistic independence grew: he began to buy radio stations throughout the country. The main social activity of the musician was to maintain the need for education among young people. He was driven by his own children's experience when young James could not finish school due to "inappropriate clothes." At this time, the musician is divorced with his first wife, from whom he has three children and marries the second, where two more daughters will be born.

Brown was known for his too rough methods as raising children, as in handling women. In the year, he began to tour, in African countries he was especially well received by listeners. As a result of his public support from Nixon in the presidential election, his records began to be sold worse, concerts began to boycott, and he lost most of his black audience.

Although in other countries, Brown continued to collect full house. Even then, popular musicians began to refer to James, as an inspirer, under the influence of which they created their own styles. As a result, the attendance of Brown’s concerts began to fall, and his disputes with IRS due to tax failure led to the collapse of his business empire. Due to the compromised commercial reputation, the showman could not levy large fees from the promoters for these shows, but their great success was a turning point in the career of Brown, and soon he returned to the top of Hollywood.

Brown signed a contract with the Scotti Brothers Records and released a moderately successful Gravity album, which included the last Pop Hit of Brown Living in America, for which he received Grammy. Miami Vice in E James Brown modestly continued his notes, appeared in the video of the newfold rappers who made Samples on his songs. For the rest of his life, he adhered to an exhausting schedule, justifying his nickname "The most hardworking person in show business." He also used his status icon and legends, appearing on various television shows, events, starring in films with Gary Oldman and in Jackie Changing Jackie.

His last performances were held at different festivals, where, in many cases, he acted as a headliner. Exactly on Christmas - December 25, James Brown was gone at the age of x. He left the stagnant heart failure that arose as a result of the complication of pneumonia.His comrade, who was with him that night later, said that Brown's last words were: “I was leaving tonight”, then the musician made three long, quiet breaths and fell asleep, no longer waking up.

Being, on the one hand, an ambiguous person, James Brown still had complete confidence in the musical environment. Living in it, he was a real reformer of music, a recognized genius, historical figure. He is absolutely one of the legends of music.