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The Godfather of Soul has Died.

December 25, 2006 in Music by Aaron | 3 comments

James Brown aka “The Godfather of Soul” died early this morning in an Atlanta Hospital at the age of 73 due to complications from pneumonia. Brown an R&B legend came to fame in the 1960′s with such hits as “I Feel Good” and “Sex Machine” and continued to perform throughout the 1970s, 80s & 90s. He was a legend and he will be missed.

The Godfather

Here’s the story from CNN.com

Here’s another good blog on The Godfather by Marc Fisher on WashingtonPost.com

Finally here is the AllMusic.com biography & discography for James Brown

3 comments

December 25, 2006 at 8:57 pm

Sean

Dude, that sucks. And on Christmas too.

December 25, 2006 at 9:01 pm

Sean

And did anyone call Bootsy?

December 25, 2006 at 9:12 pm

Aaron

Bootsy could not be reached for comment, he was last seen funkin’ out